food
The 100 Mile Diet on Vancouver Island
Loved this short little animation for the 100 Mile Food Society! Home is Where the Food is:
permaculture: a short film
Jane and I just finished watching this outstanding short film on the problems facing the UK (and ultimately the world) in supplying food while facing the reality of declining energy supplies. Unfortunately so much of the dialogue around peak oil centers on “Collapse” but the more I learn about permaculture, the more I think the [...]
Dr. Jason Bradford on how our agricultural system is primed for collapse
I just read over some troubling facts from Dr. Jason Bradford, an expert on food economics and the the problems with the US Food System. In light of the information below, I’m surprised we can keep the whole industrial ag. juggernaut moving forward. Throw in the variability of energy scarcity over the next few decades [...]
other people like sardines?
I’ve recently become enamored with sardines. Anyone who knows my eating habits can attest to the fact that I’m going through Trader Joe’s sardines soaked in olive oil at a rapid pace. Oddly enough, I enjoy them for breakfast. They are delicious little fish that also have great implications for nature. The Washington Post has [...]
confronting the American Paradox
Americans have a curious relationship with food. Despite thinking drastically more about health and its relation to eating than citizens of other nationalities, the American finds his or herself increasingly less healthy. This is the American Paradox. Much like the nutritionist’s examination of the “French Paradox” or the Mediterranean Diet, Michael Pollan aims to examine [...]
a union with eating
When reading Charles Eisenstein’s Ascent of Humanity a few weeks ago I was amazed at the depth and breadth of his scholarship. Unfortunately the book is so tremendous, weighing in at over 600 pages its enough to scare most people off. The Yoga of Eating is a focused piece of writing that takes all of [...]
Jane’s India-inspired party
Saturday was a warm-up for our Miracle Berry party in a few weeks,as Jane and I hosted Kevin, Mary and John over to cook out of Padma Lakshmi’s Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet (which Jane got for her birthday from Korey).
Jane printed out a fancy menu, starting us off with raspberry champagne spritzers and spiced [...]
