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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

We're not hippies': why these Iowa farmers swapped pigs for mushrooms

My older brother has worked with pigs his entire adult life, managing about 70,000 of them across five counties, Faaborg says. But we got to a point where he went from laughing at me to saying: well, I guess maybe I'll quit my job and help you out. Now he's the most dedicated, says Katherine Jernigan, director of the Transfarmation Project at Mercy for Animals, a non-profit that helped the Faaborgs make the switch and set up their new business, 1100 Farm.
Agriculture
Snowboarding
fromSnowBrains
4 weeks ago

Bode Miller's Revitalized Peak Skis is Back with 2 New Models: The Peak 88 & 98 - SnowBrains

Peak Skis relaunched, offering only Peak 88 and Peak 98 at $799, promising disciplined operations, quality, free U.S. shipping, and signed skis through Feb 28.
Cars
frominsideevs.com
1 month ago

Scout Wants To Make 500-Mile EVs With Gas Generators. Car Dealers Have A Problem With That.

Colorado dealers sued the state for granting Scout Motors a direct-to-consumer manufacturer license, arguing Scout's range-extended EVs disqualify it from EV-only exemptions.
#electric-vehicles
US politics
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Questions swirl after Trump's GLP-1 pricing deal announcement

New direct-to-consumer GLP-1 prices are lower but may not reduce overall costs, remain higher than many foreign prices, and many people could lose federal coverage.
Gadgets
fromTESLARATI
10 months ago

Tesla fends off new attack that will hurt consumers more than anyone else

New legislation in New York threatens Tesla's direct sales model, risking consumer convenience.
fromFast Company
10 months ago

Inside the booming edibles economy

Rose is part of a bigger shift in the cannabis industry toward hemp-derived edibles, which can give users much of the same effects as cannabis-derived THC at lower dosages.
NYC startup
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