The moral virtue of frugality seems to take on an unsettling meaning when scaled out to a global level. At least that’s what I took away from reading
Christien Meindertsma’s book. Meindertsma is an artist and designer who decided to research all of the different products made from one pig (#05049). The products range from the expected (hamburger) to the downright surprising (ammunition). I learned about the book from watching her
TED talk, which had been sitting in my queue of iTunes podcasts, since last year. I knew I had to get the book when I saw the yellow ear tag attached to it (another reason why I hope books never go completely digital).
