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About Davd

Davd (PhD, 1966) has been a professor, a single father keeping a small commercial herb garden so as to have flexible time for his sons, and editor of _Ecoforestry_. He is a practicing Christian, and in particular an advocate of ecoforestry, self-sufficiency horticulture, and men of all faiths living together "in peace and brotherhood" for the fellowship, the efficiency, and the goodwill that sharing work so often brings.

The Fall Salmon Runs:

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Davd

…a Bachelor Cooking SubSeries: (c) 2015, Davd ’round about the time the frost gets the Atlantic and Prairie tomato and cucumber plants, or shortly before, the most important wild harvest in Canadian waters, begins. Five species of Pacific salmon, the … Continue reading →

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Summer Salsa Variations:

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Davd

…With Fresh Tomatoes and Herbs: (c) 2015, Davd In Edmonton, where i am now, most home gardens have just begun producing ripe tomatoes in quantity; and most Atlantic Canadian gardens are probably at or near the same stage. Summer Salsa … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be Proud—or Ashamed—of Your Genes:

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Davd

You Didn’t Make Them. (c) 2015, Davd Once upon a time, a young woman gave birth to a baby boy, but as the baby grew, he didn’t develop as his older cousins had done. He was lethargic, slow to learn, … Continue reading →

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Johnny-Canuck Pot Roast

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Davd

..Something good, reliable, hearty, economical, even fairly quick: (c) 2015, Davd Readers in this year 2015 don’t need me to tell you that beef is outrageously expensive compared to pork or poultry. What beef i buy is chosen substantially based … Continue reading →

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The Stink Bomb

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Davd

.. an Old Man’s Reflection on Civil Disobedience: (c) 2015, Davd Though i never experienced one myself, i remember them well, announced over school Public Address speakers and local radio stations back in the middle of the 20th Century; and … Continue reading →

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Misandry for Profit:

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Davd

The “Jackass Formula” in Television Programming (c) 2011, 2015, Davd* There’s a powerful, subtle irony when Feminists attack capitalism. Capitalist funding [and through funding, substantial control] of television, was one of the first major supporters of feminism and female supremacism, … Continue reading →

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Violence and “Real Men”

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Davd

Two Lessons from Human Evolution (c) 2011*, Davd Human nature formed in hunting and gathering societies, where all adults were producers. Men hunted (e.g Harris, 1989: 278-281), and mostly they hunted co-operatively. Women gathered—foraged roots, berries, and sometimes other edible … Continue reading →

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Bean Sprouts:

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Davd

..The Freshest Off-Season Vegetable: (c) 2015, Davd Unless you’re eating asparagus and fiddleheads, or are brave enough to cook young dandelion greens, early June is still winter in the average Canadian kitchen. In old fashioned farm culture, this time of … Continue reading →

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If The Genders Be Reversed:

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Davd

… a Test for Equal Treatment (c) 2012,* Davd, lightly edited 2014, 2015 Even when we know intuitively or from reading that something “is so” or “isn’t so”, it helps to have a measure, or at least an indicator of … Continue reading →

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Vegetable Stock:

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Davd

..Some Trimmings are Too Good to Just Compost: (c) 2015, Davd Carrot tops and tails, onion layers that are starting to dry and too tough to feed to people, herb stems and turnip peelings — can seriously improve the flavour … Continue reading →

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