A lot of our community does business in both those communities, especially the food processing plants. A lot of them have corporate offices in Boise, the PUD, for example, in Portland. We have found that Portland and Boise have been really good for this community.

The old business model was that bigger plants gained economies of scale -- the more cars you made, the more profitable you became. The new buzz word is flexibility. The successful manufacturers will be the ones that can react quickly and make subtle changes. ... That's something the imports have perfected, but Ford is really grappling with.

This will have a catastrophic effect not only on food crops but also on important medicinal plants.

The refectory is a cenacle in which the taking of food is transfigured almost into a sacrament.

A third of our food comes from pollinating plants.

He's a great corporate citizen and does tremendous work in our community,