Roasted chicken, creamy mashed potatoes, spicy kale and steamed asparagus with grated parmesan
Good-Bye Grocery Store (part 1)
Two years ago June 1st, my partner and I attempted the 100-mile diet for one year. At the time we lived in Minneapolis, and the frigid winters brought the challenge to a stalemate by the end of December. The 7 months of successful locavorism proved to be both informative and inspirational. I would go so far as to claim that the experience led me here today. Obsessing over food sources is a major piece to understanding our broken system.
Nowadays, I’m considering a return to traditional locavorism with a slight twist.
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Drink Soda, Get Fat or “Don’t Drink Yourself Fat”
New York City’s public health department is taking the war on obesity to a whole new level! The video produced by the health department has the clearest of clear messages – “don’t drink yourself fat.” (Check out their provocative ad here.)
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Salad Salad Salad
Spring is here! Or maybe it’s almost here. What a sec. How will I know when spring has arrived?
For some, it’s the morel or the fiddlehead or the elusive ramp. For others, its the beading red-head of the radish, the curls of the first salad greens or the herb garden taking a stand. No matter you stance, for me, when I think of spring … I think of salad.
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Food Corps
AmeriCorps is one of those programs that everyone should do. Think Peace Corps but domestic. In 1993 President Bill Clinton passed the National and Community Service Act, which among many things, created AmeriCorps.
The premise is simple: Our nation suffers from rampant poverty. This historically complex dilemma causes a vast multitude of problems. Think institutional racism, and a whole lot of concerns come to mind: housing, employment, education, crime, pollution and even food. It’s not that Clinton started the program to overcome poverty, per se. The opportunity to participate in AmeriCorps enables young and old to directly serve the populations in need. From this well-intentioned need for public service, there is news of an emerging potential on the food front.
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