That sandwich! I’m reading this over coffee, having just eaten breakfast and now I’m hungry all over again. :) I get produce delivered one a week from a local company that sources from farms (I think within a 200 mile radius) I’ve loved the way it helps me think more seasonally about food. This week I’m enjoying an abundance of kale. And beets--I’ve got the biggest gold beet I’ve seen in my fridge right now.
another fine piece sara. awareness of our footprint can bring some stress to our lives but perhaps a good sort of stress. michael pollan in a great place to start. starting slow and using a farmer's market all by itself changes the dynamic for me. personal interaction with someone in your near community in a place where you feel the time is there to have a conversation. i think about more of this since trying plant-based eating not as a zealot but mostly for health reasons. that is beautiful proscuitto. i'd rather have two wonderful and flavorful strips than the piles of chipped nonsense. it is funny that they are both called ham :)
Thanks so much, Mark! I think a lot about how the various items and structures we have in our lives have become depersonalized from their source. Something as simple as meeting the person who pulled whatever vegetable you're using for dinner tonight out of the ground can change how you think about a lot of other things, too. A wonderful ripple effect, so to speak!
Every community is different for sure. We are fortunate here in the Twin Cities as we have year-round farmer's markets that keep us connected even when the temperatures are miserable (time to move indoors). I enjoy the 6-8 months a year when the vegetables have a little dirt on them :)
This is great. At large, we have lost touch with the food we eat. This piece inspires me to become more connected with the land I’m on the the life it provides.
That sandwich! I’m reading this over coffee, having just eaten breakfast and now I’m hungry all over again. :) I get produce delivered one a week from a local company that sources from farms (I think within a 200 mile radius) I’ve loved the way it helps me think more seasonally about food. This week I’m enjoying an abundance of kale. And beets--I’ve got the biggest gold beet I’ve seen in my fridge right now.
Mary Chris! That sounds divine -- nothing beats a big box of local farm produce. And an interesting challenge to figure out what to do with it all!
another fine piece sara. awareness of our footprint can bring some stress to our lives but perhaps a good sort of stress. michael pollan in a great place to start. starting slow and using a farmer's market all by itself changes the dynamic for me. personal interaction with someone in your near community in a place where you feel the time is there to have a conversation. i think about more of this since trying plant-based eating not as a zealot but mostly for health reasons. that is beautiful proscuitto. i'd rather have two wonderful and flavorful strips than the piles of chipped nonsense. it is funny that they are both called ham :)
Thanks so much, Mark! I think a lot about how the various items and structures we have in our lives have become depersonalized from their source. Something as simple as meeting the person who pulled whatever vegetable you're using for dinner tonight out of the ground can change how you think about a lot of other things, too. A wonderful ripple effect, so to speak!
Every community is different for sure. We are fortunate here in the Twin Cities as we have year-round farmer's markets that keep us connected even when the temperatures are miserable (time to move indoors). I enjoy the 6-8 months a year when the vegetables have a little dirt on them :)
This is great. At large, we have lost touch with the food we eat. This piece inspires me to become more connected with the land I’m on the the life it provides.
Glad it resonates, Jack! Even just the way we look at food in the grocery store can be a challenge.