The Food and Climate Connection from WhyHunger on Vimeo.
The video is a beautiful introduction to justice relating to food production. I am challenged to be more intentional about my part of the food cycle: choosing what to eat and where to buy.
I recommend Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. It's about a family's year-long commitment to eating only locally-produced seasonal food.
My next book to read is Frances Moore Lappe's book Getting A Grip 2: Clarity, Creativity and Courage for the World We Really Want
. I plan to participate in the discussion when Christy hosts a FireDogLake Book Salon with Frances Moore Lappe on August 28 at 5:00 p.m. ET.These are steps I hope will lead me to live in a healthier way personally and to participate in a more just world. I'm sure I will have more to say about healthy living after my great big yearly checkup appointment on Wednesday.
P.S. Found Back to Basics, a site that describes itself interested in some of my favorite food-related things: "gluten free, vegetarian, and agricultural policy issues, reviews and news."
4 comments:
Love seeing people paying attention to the food they eat! as a nearly life-long vegetarian with three veggie from birth kids, I always want to applaud when people stop and consider where their food comes from, and what it's made from/grown with. My kids and I also work with homeless through a group called Project Downtown, so the hunger issues are also sooooo critical. Thanks for sharing the video and the resources.
BTW, just noticed you're in PA...land of the incredible soil! I lived in a tiny village there for about 10 years...and got spoiled shopping for fruits and veggies at Roots in East Petersburg. Nothing like that in South Florida!
This is so interesting--and an area of my life which I really want to do better. I've jotted down the books you suggested. Thank you!
I also recommend The Omnivore's Dilemma (book) and Food, Inc. (movie, available on Netflix instant play). We CAN bring about change!
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