Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 That looks like an interesting book, thanks! >I had just assumed it was from California and hadn't traveled nearly >so many miles. This is globilization - the agribusiness controlling foods and growing them in such a way as they have to travel thousands of miles, rather than a local farm communities being supported locally. WTO, the stomping out of local resources, and bioengineering - all contained in that little, " organic " tomato! We might need to add the concept of " local " to the definition of the word " organic " . Lynne > I've really been enjoying a book called Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasure and Politics of Local Foods. It's written by Nabhan who spent one year trying to eat only food grown, caught, or collected within 200 miles of his home in Arizona. He has wonderful accounts of collecting and preparing traditional food collected in the desert, and reflects much on eating locally and preserving genetic diversity in plants. > > I was in the middle of this book last weekend when I was at the grocery store purchasing an organic tomato, and the checkout clerk boasted that the tomato was grown in Israel. I can only imagine that I had a look of horror on my face. I had just assumed it was from California and hadn't traveled nearly so many miles. > > -Linnea > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Yes - locality is a critical factor in creating healthy sustainable food systems. Thanks for the book suggestion. Three other books I would recommend are " Short Circuit " by Douthwaite, " Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant " by Schuman, and " Ancient Futures " by Helena Norberg-Hodge. All are fascinating and great for strategizing about how to create/support local economies in the face of globalization. Cheers, > > I've really been enjoying a book called Coming Home to Eat: The > Pleasure and Politics of Local Foods. It's written by > Nabhan who spent one year trying to eat only food grown, caught, or > collected within 200 miles of his home in Arizona. He has wonderful > accounts of collecting and preparing traditional food collected in > the desert, and reflects much on eating locally and preserving > genetic diversity in plants. > > > > I was in the middle of this book last weekend when I was at the > grocery store purchasing an organic tomato, and the checkout clerk > boasted that the tomato was grown in Israel. I can only imagine that > I had a look of horror on my face. I had just assumed it was from > California and hadn't traveled nearly so many miles. > > > > -Linnea > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 " Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age " by Schuman is the full title. > > > I've really been enjoying a book called Coming Home to Eat: The > > Pleasure and Politics of Local Foods. It's written by > > Nabhan who spent one year trying to eat only food grown, caught, or > > collected within 200 miles of his home in Arizona. He has > wonderful > > accounts of collecting and preparing traditional food collected in > > the desert, and reflects much on eating locally and preserving > > genetic diversity in plants. > > > > > > I was in the middle of this book last weekend when I was at the > > grocery store purchasing an organic tomato, and the checkout clerk > > boasted that the tomato was grown in Israel. I can only imagine > that > > I had a look of horror on my face. I had just assumed it was from > > California and hadn't traveled nearly so many miles. > > > > > > -Linnea > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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