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December 2007/January 2008
Trail-blazing
In this issue, Briarpatch reflects on a coast-to-coast tour of intentional communities, contracts malaria on the Thai-Burma border, takes a critical look at the colour of environmentalism in Canada, investigates the recent introduction of genetically modified yeast into Canadian wine, and more.