Eating Locally or Eating Regionally?????

-picture taken at Williamsburg Farmer's Market during one of Rachael and Melissa's recent visits

The Eat-Local Backlash

I agree with Josh and Ellen from Charlotte who posted this link on their blog about eating locally in Charlotte. The article The Eat-Local Backlash is worth reading from beginning to end.

"What often arises in the food-miles debate, I think, is a false dichotomy: local vs. long distance. But the most attractive model might be a regional one. McWilliams touches on it, albeit vaguely, with a mention of a "hub-and-spoke system of food production and distribution." Crucially, he clings to the notion that Western consumers can continue to commandeer the globe's bounty perpetually, season be damned...."

I'll be anxious to see what you think.

From farm to our mouths in less than a day!

John Alexander and I rode to Snow Hill this afternoon and stopped at Strawberries on 903 (Renston Homestead) on the way home to see the baby goats and piggies that we saw last weekend. We bought eggplants picked this morning, blueberries, and tomatoes. A money box was sitting there on the counter. We followed the instructions on the sign... weighed the produce, put our $20 bill in the box, and made our own change....unbelievable. Steve McLawhorn (the owner of the farm) drove up on his tractor as we finished paying and we talked to him at length. The farm has been in his family for 6 generations. He said that his SWEET corn will be ready on about a week and a half!

Well...off to make Eggplant Papoutzakia...p. 145 in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle! I'll let you know how it tastes!

PS...the recipe was DIVINE and took little time to prepare. It is also much healthier than the traditional Eggplant Parmiagiana. This recipe (and many others from the book) are available at animalvegetablemiracle.com.

Diet for a Small Planet....Lappe had it right YEARS ago!

My copy of Diet for a Small Planet is decades old. The author, Francis Moore Lappe, was so "on target" then. Her daugher, Anna, has been in the news lately and is often featured as a guest columnist in many papers. Her recommendations for how each of us can "take the bite out of climate change, by considering some greenhouse gas-lowering dietary guidelines" are fascinating.

Read them and see what YOU can do.... Here is the link:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/311991_nutrition18.html