The Future of Food Written and Directed by Deborah Koons GarciaCinema Libre Studio Released in 2004 the subject matter of The Future of Food is not only still relevant but increasingly important. The film presents a very sobering and disturbing look at how un-labelled, patented, genetically modified (GM) foods have invaded the shelves of our grocery […]
Continue ReadingSeeds of Hungerby Yves Billy and Richard ProstIcarus Films Food security. It’s probably not something that many of us think about. We don’t worry about where our next meal is coming from, what it will consist of, nor how much it will cost. Yet all over the world, from India and Asia to Great Britain […]
Continue Readingfamily fun time | photo: vharjadi Today we have a guest post from Alex Webb of Tristate Orthopaedic, a sports medicine provider in Cincinnati. Alex is someone who has been working very hard to figure out just where exercise fits in to her busy schedule – and she doesn’t even have children yet! Follow her […]
Continue ReadingKing Corn Independent LensWritten by Aaron Woolf, Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney, and Jeffrey K. MillerDirected by Aaron Woolf Did you know that more than 92,000,000 acres of corn were planted in 2007? Are you aware of the fact that in 2003 the USDA estimated that Americans ate an average of 73 pounds of corn sweetener per […]
Continue ReadingRecently I was invited to a canning event where I could learn about dry pack canning. It was loud, fascinating, fun, and definitely a bit of work. We assembled in the early evening at the warehouse. We were instructed on the different stations on the assembly line and how to operate the machine (for those […]
Continue ReadingA friend recently posted this picture on their Facebook page. And I’ve heard a number of people talking about the “hand-spun” shakes at Chick Fil-A. I believe hand-spun means nothing more than using an old-fashioned, metal wand device, rather than a blender. However, with the words home-spun in there it sounds wholesome. And the […]
Continue ReadingI was talking with a friend of mine who recently moved to this area. She was stunned to discover how many people don’t cook. It seemed very strange to her that so many eat out almost all the time or purchase prepared “convenience” foods. I think this is something which is happening not just where […]
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This is a guest post by my Aunt Haya who recently shared a very sweet story about food, connections and memories. I love food stories. I like hearing where food came from, how it’s changed, and the associations we make with our food; those moments that join us together. I agree with my Aunt that […]
Continue Readingrain on grass | photo: adrian benko We’ve been getting a fair amount of rain so far this year. We don’t have a rain gauge (although I’m beginning to think we should) and I have my eye on this one. For now we simply mark when it rains on the calendar because after two years […]
Continue Readingdirty dishes | photo: mikamatto Americans eat out. A lot. Eating out does, in my book, include take out (in other words you went to a restaurant and brought it home or called in an order and had it delivered). Sadly there are those who eat out more than one meal a day and/or more […]
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