Animals as Machines: how sustainable is this waste management system?

In Monteverde, Costa Rica, there is a cheese factory that was started by a group of Quaker settlers in the early 1950’s. Today they purchase milk from nearly 200 small dairy farmers in the region. While most of the milk arrives in modern stainless steel cylindrical tanker trucks, some milk is still delivered in the…

Costa Rica Protects Local Rice Production, But at a High Cost

Costa Rica might be facing repercussions after three straight years of exceeding the amount of rice subsidies set by the World Trade Organization – exceeding it by about 650%. However, the rice producers in Costa Rica remain confident that nothing will happen, since they are practically inconsequential in terms of global rice producers. Rice is…