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On an acre-for-acre basis, mussel rafts produce hundreds of times more edible food than cattle ranching, making mussel farming a leader in food production. – Taylor Shellfish Farms

Gordon King from Taylor Shellfish Farms, a sustainable mussel farmer, explains the process of growing mussels at Totten Inlet in South Puget Sound.

Over a million pounds of hatchery-raised Mediterranean mussels are grown via suspension culture every year under his supervision – harvesting up to 25,000 lbs per week and shipped locally along the West Coast and to Chicago and New York. From July to early fall, the mussels are the fattest. In fact, they say this species of mussel, compared to blue mussels or New Zealand green-lipped mussels, is sought after by chefs for its high meat content.

(via Serious Eats)

Werner Herzog Reads…

Mr. D — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:46:47 +0000

German director, Werner Herzog, reads and interprets three popular children’s books.

Today’s Quote: insults

Mr. D — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:01:51 +0000

Saying ‘I notice you’re a nerd’ is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?’ In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even ‘lame’ is kind of lame. Saying ‘You’re lame’ is like saying ‘You walk with a limp.’ Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he’s done all right for himself.

— John Green, author

The Roundup

Mr. D — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:08:25 +0000

Dog Riding a Tricycle / National Media Museum (photographer unknown)

1. Beautiful butterflies up close

2. 10 ways to eat a potato (and just a potato) for dinner

3. Churches photography

4. The third largest gold nugget in the world

5. The power of surf