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Comment on About by Dar Darley

Dar Darley — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:41:25 +0000

Absolutely love your photos, they made Edible a real showstopper. Happy to find your site. Thank you for showing us the visual beauty of food. Keep up the marvelous work!

Comment on The Discomfort Zone by Erik

Erik — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:07:09 +0000

This is a great post and a great idea. I think on one extreme are people that insist you can only “feed the world” with industrial, fossil-fuel driven agriculture, and on the other people with somewhat idyllic notions of farms and gardens that can never really scale. Most of us are in between – and meeting real people with different ideas is the best way to find common ground, and practical solutions. Things can’t change until there is a workable path to change.

Comment on The Discomfort Zone by The Local Beet: Chicago » The Weekly Harvest 4/12/12: Blogs Here and Yonder

The Local Beet: Chicago » The Weekly Harvest 4/12/12: Blogs Here and Yonder — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:35:47 +0000

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Comment on by Grant Kessler

Grant Kessler — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:42:39 +0000

Kate, there is conversation happening here you may want to join:

http://myfoodshed.com/2011/01/14/how-big-is-small

Comment on How Big Is Small? by Grant Kessler

Grant Kessler — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:41:07 +0000

Kristin,

I engaged your comment above about the nutritive value of foods in one way, that is putting two leaves or two pork chops under the microscope to compare them.

I also think there is another way to view it. Step back and take a big picture view. There has been a huge growth in the quantity of commodity corn grown in this country – that is exactly the point everyone keeps making, that technology is wonderful and increases yield.

At the same time, we have ballooning rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, allergies and our kids are maturing at alarmingly early ages.

Do you honestly feel there is no correlation?

You can argue that consumers have a choice and their health is in their own hands, that they should choose healthier foods. I do agree we need to be responsible for ourselves, BUT, I would argue that the government and the big agriculture advertising have led us to believe the 52 colored cereals at the market ARE nutritious, when they clearly are not. They are replacing whole grain eating with highly processed corn and spraying it with vitamins and minerals, as called out in the colorful splash ad on the package. That is not nutrition in my book. Consumers are misled and don’t even know what proper choice is anymore.