peep a new article on culinate that explores different ways of preparing and enjoying the ultimate meal for ballers on a budget–rice and beans. the piece features one of my favorite recipes from Vegan Soul Kitchen (VSK): Creole Hoppin’ Jean |jôn|.
Monthly Archive for October, 2008
on wednesday i gave the keynote address for the South Carolina Librarians Association Conference (”Going Green in Greenville”) in Greenvile, SC. in my talk i, offered suggestions for shifting organizational polices in libraries in order to raise awareness and activity around the movement towards creating a more healthy, just, and sustainable food system. afterwards, i signed copies of Grub.
i intend to compose and publish an essay inspired by my talk that day. In the meantime, i will share a few of the gems i dropped:
- Libraries could serve as CSA sites. Because libraries already serve as community gathering spaces, local libraries would lend themselves nicely to being a neighborhood CSA pick-up site.
- As a part of the children’s story hour, there could be a weekly seasonal tasting of a fruit or vegetable. This tasting could be pulled from the CSA box, families could bring sliced fruits or veggies with them to the story hour, and local farmers’ market and/or grocery stores could donate food to this hour.
- A small vegetable/herb garden could be created on or near libraries and be used as an educational resource and a model for the community. The garden could be incorporated into the programming for children and adults at the library, helping to give more exposure to the process of growing fresh produce.
more to come. . .
big up to Shayna Marmar for research assistance for my presentation.
(l-r) elizabeth, latham, me, anna, and ludie
this photograph was taken a few weeks ago when i was in NYC filming for What’s On Your Plate? we had just finished shooting a dinner party that will close out the film, and i was exhausted (that’s why my eyes are so puffy. for real). i was elated, however, to be surrounded by my four closest comrades: ludie minaya, elizabeth johnson, and latham thomas (the b-healthy! quintet) and anna lappé (grub twins activate!).
true story: the b-healthy! quintet all wore green shirts without any coordination (mastermind alliance).
if you’re in NYC on Thursday, November 13th, check out an art opening–Appetizing Arts: An Exploration of Food as Fuel for Artistic Expression–that ludie and elizabeth put together.
gettin' our grub on
last week, j and i had an all-live/raw food grub party at our home. we invited several of our friends over, asked everyone to bring a dish, and feasted. visit www.eatgrub.org and check out a how-to-guide on throwing a grub party compiled by our friend rachel cole.
be sure to pick up the New York Times Magazine this Sunday and check out a piece entitled “Food Fighters” that features anna and me along with other good-food activists. and you can peep it online.
