A friend recently told me that her building in lower Manhattan flooded when Hurricane Sandy hit. We tsk-tsked about Climate Change, but when I asked her if she’d move, she shrugged. Apparently not. So many of us shrug. We worry. We write letters. We march. …
Join me as I dig for a place to stand about GMOs (genetically modified organisms) Let’s get underneath the “frankenfood” and “fish in your tomatoes” positioning of the fight against GMOs. GMOs aren’t the devil. Actually, compassionate people, trying to solve real problems for farmers …
Why does dinner have to be so complicated? It used to be you opened the fridge. pulled out some potatoes and meat and vegetables (or opened a can, box or freezer bag), did some stove hocus-pocus and there it was: dinner. Now the choices boggle …
My new fav organization is http://foodtank.org. Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson are just birthing it. Please become a Food Tank member – I am. They are combining research and action. I trust their work, and knowing who to trust these days is important. Responding to an …
Wow, this is one cool app. Check out the website after you check out the TedX talk
Patty puts it together the way I do, seeing the local food networks growing, combining, making a locally sourced food system
As soon as I started my 10-mile diet I became a criminal. No, not local marijuana (which now is legal in Washington). Local milk. Selling milk to your neighbor from your cow or goat is against the law. I’m thinking about it today because the …
A friend, hearing the topic of my book, said she had a lot of stories to tell about her own bulimia, anorexia and body. I realized this is the obvious first thought when you say you’ve written a book about food. Here’s what I wrote …
Just in time for the Holiday consumer gorge – a video antidote. Man tells the story of, well, man – but through the somewhat jaded but nevertheless keen and penetrative gaze of London based animator and illustrator Steve Cutts. We get to see half a million years of human history in just a few minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuz_-eZTMI
Roger is funny, clear and connects the dots between population growth, shrinking resources, obesity in a world of hunger, and the possibility that turning our lawns into lunch (vegetables) is a doable revolution. All in 18 minutes. Also, read the comments – some reveal how resistant folks are to simple, self-generated food solutions. What’s with that?