In today’s War of the Worlds–style satire, the Department of Culinary Compliance issues a national security alert after “unpermitted lettuce” is detected in public school lunchrooms. We go live to the scene of a kale salad confiscation, before it can “radicalize the spinach.”

Then, it’s an excerpt from Mono Mutante—a dirt-splattered, laugh-out-loud eco-satire about food, farming, and the fight for diversity. In this scene from Chapter 20, children take the stage at a farm conference to share staggering facts about monocropping… along with plant names so vivid they could start their own rock band. Expect both groans and giggles, with a few pesticide-free punchlines for good measure.

📚 Get Mono Mutante: aviskalfsbeek.com/mono-mutante

💛 Follow my Kickstarter: aviskalfsbeek.com/kickstarter

🎵 Music: Dalai Lama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez

🎧 Bandcamp: javierpekerodriguez.bandcamp.com

🎧 Spotify: Listen here

Kitty O’Compost Music: Thanks to Nicholas Panek on Pixaby