Ryan Morris-Weberling
@findotherwise.bsky.social
Peripheral academic, childraiser, amateur political gastronomist. Writing sometimes: https://laurentia.substack.com
Part of what made early blogging and web content fun is that it was part of the “informal” economy—which involved many risks and vulnerabilities but also allowed, and/or required, a lot of creativity.
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Part of what made early blogging and web content fun is that it was part of the “informal” economy—which involved many risks and vulnerabilities but also allowed, and/or required, a lot of creativity.
The male-parent-fish genealogy is potent.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The male-parent-fish genealogy is potent.
Seems like a nice idea: www.npr.org/2025/12/03/g...
San Francisco sues nation's top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Seems like a nice idea: www.npr.org/2025/12/03/g...
Excavating old poetry blogs -- this one's nice, from 03/17/2011.
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excavating old poetry blogs -- this one's nice, from 03/17/2011.
Why are social media platforms based on engagement? I thought the whole point of the internet was to post weird things that no one will understand unless they’re in on whatever subcultural niche I am currently investigating. We need idiosyncratic, pretentious taste, not algorithmic averages.
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Why are social media platforms based on engagement? I thought the whole point of the internet was to post weird things that no one will understand unless they’re in on whatever subcultural niche I am currently investigating. We need idiosyncratic, pretentious taste, not algorithmic averages.
"We want to become good ancestors."
A lovely FOOD MANIFESTO for the Waterford bioregion in southeastern Ireland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1C2...
A lovely FOOD MANIFESTO for the Waterford bioregion in southeastern Ireland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1C2...
Bioregioning South East Ireland Food Manifesto
YouTube video by Commonland
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"We want to become good ancestors."
A lovely FOOD MANIFESTO for the Waterford bioregion in southeastern Ireland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1C2...
A lovely FOOD MANIFESTO for the Waterford bioregion in southeastern Ireland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1C2...
Why are social media platforms based on engagement?I thought the whole point of the internet was to post weird things that no one will understand unless they’re in on whatever subcultural niche I am currently investigating. We need idiosyncratic, pretentious taste, not algorithmic averages.
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Why are social media platforms based on engagement?I thought the whole point of the internet was to post weird things that no one will understand unless they’re in on whatever subcultural niche I am currently investigating. We need idiosyncratic, pretentious taste, not algorithmic averages.
From family/household enterprise to semi-autonomous labor and subsistence practices, it takes a lot of money to live like peasant in the 21st century.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
From family/household enterprise to semi-autonomous labor and subsistence practices, it takes a lot of money to live like peasant in the 21st century.
Treat: Sage and sumac skillet cornbread.
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Treat: Sage and sumac skillet cornbread.
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American soybean farmers don’t have a single order from China as they head into harvest season. China usually buys 25% of the entire crop.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Farmer says 'we're in a very dire situation' ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer | Fortune
Caleb Ragland says his pleas to the Trump administration have fallen on deaf ears.
fortune.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
American soybean farmers don’t have a single order from China as they head into harvest season. China usually buys 25% of the entire crop.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Our rethinking of food systems should involve personal/private kitchens and neighborhood-level foodsheds. We need more than grocery retailers and commercial restaurants.
In the Crossfire of Trade Wars, Food Systems Need a New Plan
Food systems are too important to leave to the whims of one country, let alone one person.
foodtank.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Our rethinking of food systems should involve personal/private kitchens and neighborhood-level foodsheds. We need more than grocery retailers and commercial restaurants.
Excited to read the book! newworlder.substack.com/p/episode-11...
Episode #116: Elspeth Hay
Author of Feed Us With Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food
newworlder.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Excited to read the book! newworlder.substack.com/p/episode-11...
File under “why not?”
Chana masala pie!
The whole wheat-olive oil crust turned out better than expected. The pie could probably use a bit more filling, maybe with chickpea flour as additional binder.
Chana masala pie!
The whole wheat-olive oil crust turned out better than expected. The pie could probably use a bit more filling, maybe with chickpea flour as additional binder.
August 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
File under “why not?”
Chana masala pie!
The whole wheat-olive oil crust turned out better than expected. The pie could probably use a bit more filling, maybe with chickpea flour as additional binder.
Chana masala pie!
The whole wheat-olive oil crust turned out better than expected. The pie could probably use a bit more filling, maybe with chickpea flour as additional binder.
“Seeing past the myopia of needing to ‘feed the world’ reveals that agriculture can and should provide much more than only calories. Alternative principles like health, sense of place, relations to land, and care are more promising starting points to nurture the future of food.”
The Enduring Fantasy of “Feeding the World” – Spectre Journal
Members of the Agroecology Research-Action Collective argue against the productivist logic underlying the "feed-the-world" approaches to feed security.
spectrejournal.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“Seeing past the myopia of needing to ‘feed the world’ reveals that agriculture can and should provide much more than only calories. Alternative principles like health, sense of place, relations to land, and care are more promising starting points to nurture the future of food.”
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🥗 Evil.
More rolling back of Biden-era support for regional food systems+ short, local supply chains. Affected are midwestern Native lands, Appalachia, areas that need this support most. 🙏 @civileats.com @lisaelaineh.bsky.social
Food Policy Tracker
The Civil Eats Food Policy Tracker is your daily, go-to source for actions taken by the President, federal agencies, and Congress that directly relate to or have significant implications for the food ...
civileats.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
🥗 Evil.
“How can we redesign what a farming lifestyle looks like?”
How to leave tech to become a farmer - MOLD :: Designing the Future of Food
In RECOMMONING, we are searching out a more open, collectively held world where, once again, land is held in common. A collaborative series with Dark Properties. Back in 2018, I left a […]
thisismold.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“How can we redesign what a farming lifestyle looks like?”
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Reuters: Food rations that could feed 3.5 million people for a month are rotting in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
The food stocks have been stuck inside four U.S. government warehouses since the Trump administration's decision in January to cut global aid programs.
www.reuters.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Reuters: Food rations that could feed 3.5 million people for a month are rotting in warehouses around the world because of U.S. aid cuts and risk becoming unusable, according to five people familiar with the situation.
Another bleakly satirical Victorian anticipation of the present: "There is not a christened baby in Utopia who has not already issued his little Prospectus!" - Gilbert and Sullivan, Utopia, Limited: or, The Flowers of Progress (1893), www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8...
May 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Another bleakly satirical Victorian anticipation of the present: "There is not a christened baby in Utopia who has not already issued his little Prospectus!" - Gilbert and Sullivan, Utopia, Limited: or, The Flowers of Progress (1893), www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8...
7-year-old’s big question of the day: “Can you taste your tongue?”
May 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
7-year-old’s big question of the day: “Can you taste your tongue?”
“Across the boroughs of New York City, a lively ecosystem of urban farmers, non-profit leaders, dietitians[,] and chefs work together to localise food systems.”
How growing and foraging food can become a common part of cities
Community gardens can create access to local, fresh food that reduce reliance on convenience food.
theconversation.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“Across the boroughs of New York City, a lively ecosystem of urban farmers, non-profit leaders, dietitians[,] and chefs work together to localise food systems.”
Several years ago, a dear friend gave me a small jar of mulling spices (whole allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon), and tonight I grated some of each into a shawarma spice blend for tofu and cauliflower. Feeling very justified in my hoarding tendencies, at least for the evening.
April 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Several years ago, a dear friend gave me a small jar of mulling spices (whole allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon), and tonight I grated some of each into a shawarma spice blend for tofu and cauliflower. Feeling very justified in my hoarding tendencies, at least for the evening.
Young millennial decadence at its finest. Our generation’s gem-encrusted tortoise is a flavormaxxed cronut, if only I could afford one.
My Matcha-Dusted, Lemon-Scented, Tahini-Drizzled Adventures in Flavormaxxing
When did our taste buds become so spoiled?
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Young millennial decadence at its finest. Our generation’s gem-encrusted tortoise is a flavormaxxed cronut, if only I could afford one.
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1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can we talk about zine-washing? Or is that already last year’s news? E.g.,
Modern Zine printing in the Creative, Corporate and Agency world
Discover how corporations and agencies use zines to promote their brands and reach a new demographic. Enjoy an Ex Why Zed creative showcase
exwhyzed.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Can we talk about zine-washing? Or is that already last year’s news? E.g.,