Food, Community and Our Place on Earth
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- If the trucks stopped rolling, how long could locally-produced food sustain your community? A farmer friend of Whidbey Islander (WA) Vicki Robin calculated “Two weeks in August [peak harvest time].” Vicki went on a one-year 10-mile diet, building relationships with her neighbors, producers of meat, milk, eggs, and produce. This led her to learn about large-scale food systems which have largely replaced the local food economy. “I woke up as an eater,” she said. “I found that we have lost our food culture…We have lost small- or mid-scale regional food economy.” For example, regulations benefitting industrial agriculture can create insurmountable challenges for local producers. She asks, “how do we rebuild our local food systems, so farmers can be prosperous, our soils can be in good shape, so that we don’t lose our capacity to feed ourselves?” She began facilitating “Local” Food Labs to help communities celebrate their food assets, look for what’s missing, and then brainstorm ways to work together to fill the gaps - “to rebuild the fertility of the local food economy.” Episode 320. [vickirobin.com]
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Thank u ladies for ur inspiration.
I have a tiny foodforest in South Florida. Very rewarding. Every year there is more food provided to me by nature.
Now with the virus changing our perspective on life a bit more people are ready for community gardens. Yeah.....
Lots of food for thought ...
Excellent episode, ladies. Vicky's picture of "local food economies" is the sustainable future for us as humans.
But I wonder how this future will become our present. It seems like such a challenge to get more people on board. As Vicky and Janaia identified, the problems are: that people are apathetic, that supermarkets are so commonplace, and that local food systems are relatively unknown to most people.
How do we turn this around? Like climate change, will this transition happen gradually (caused by things like a growing populous awareness and therefore supply and demand) or quickly (caused by catastrophes such as a complete crash in oil supply, or increased heating of the earth's atmosphere)? At the moment, it looks like a slow shift; but I question whether it is enough to keep the earth sustainable for people. Videos like this give me hope that communities are changing and becoming more resilient. So thank you Janaia and Robin for your work.
Hey Janaia, speaking of 'your money or your life'.. are you financially independent yourself?
Anyway, thanks for bringing this lady on and continuing to kick ass at this show for so long :)
Thank you, Janaia, Robyn and Vicky! Totally up my alley, ladies! I don't really like the purist kind of approach either. I prefer the permaculture zones approach as well. Can't find it in my garden? i'll find it in nature, can't find it there? I'll find it in the local food store, can't find it there? I'll find it in the organic superstore, still can't find it, i give up, lets go to the supermarket but it at least better be organic and grown in my own country. Still no success, well then i will buy whatever tickles my fancy. Local living is a bit easier in the growing season than in deep winter. I'm ok with that. I do the best i can. I do have a few things i can't live without either, kosterworst, rookworst, olive oil and real butter.
I'm not purist enough to not buy a mangosteen when i have never had one before. Life is also an experience and my goodness i will never forget those fruits. I'll probably never have them again. I'm ok with that. I won't buy tropical fruits every day of the week, year round though. Perfectly content with what is grown right here. I think moderation is key. I'm not sure many people know what modesty means anymore. They'll have whatever they can afford and then lots of it.
I love how it allows me to live with the seasons. I'm so overwhelmingly happy, each time something new comes in for the first time in the year, wether it be strawberries, raspberries, potatoes or the first frost on the kale. My life contains deep culinary enjoyment of simple foods from my garden most of the time. Often cooked on the spot, dewfresh from the soil. It just doesn't get any better for me.
Thanks Peak Moment team!
This is the program i always really look forward to!
Sickening to hear how little this woman "thinks" about the lives of the animals she eats. She talks all about food but does not consider...animals are not food! If they are, then eat people! I hope the people on Whidbey protest an animal slaughterer moving to Whidbey! Evil, heartless monster!
I was vegan for a while but the way a lot of vegans use their new found piety as an excuse just slam and rabidly bark at people who are of a different opinion was just too distasteful to me. That what you read there is pretty standard. I usually eat vegan but i won't shy away from ethically produced meats when i fancy some. Pulled out of the vegan community entirely and went my own merry way. Sorry it happened to you too. It's very hurtful.