Blacklock's Reporter

Poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition: “A welcoming gas station by the Canada-U.S. border offers two kinds of coffee: a regular House Blend and a pricey, Fair-Trade, Organic-Certified brand. Happy to support fairness and organics I take a large cup and sip slowly, thinking of the farmers, women and children I am helping…”