Comments on: The Culinary Equivalent of Homeschooling http://themoderatevoice.com/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:37:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/comment-page-1/#comment-160713 superdestroyer Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:15:06 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/economy/food-prices/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/#comment-160713 davigoli, <br><br>What used to happen in the past is that food was not seen as entertainment. Making food local means ending food as entertainment. No more Ethiopian restaurants for elite whites. No more Patagonia tooth fish at Bonefish Grill. The produce section at Whole Foods and Wegmans can go away. <br><br>In the pre-tramsportation days, food was boring and grocery stores were seen as boring places instead of interesting places like Whole Foods. davigoli,

What used to happen in the past is that food was not seen as entertainment. Making food local means ending food as entertainment. No more Ethiopian restaurants for elite whites. No more Patagonia tooth fish at Bonefish Grill. The produce section at Whole Foods and Wegmans can go away.

In the pre-tramsportation days, food was boring and grocery stores were seen as boring places instead of interesting places like Whole Foods.

]]> By: davigoli http://themoderatevoice.com/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/comment-page-1/#comment-160640 davigoli Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:14:07 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/economy/food-prices/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/#comment-160640 Haha! Fine. Put Whole Foods out of business (though they'd probably be the last to go, as they already try -- with varying success -- to source locally; you'd probably lose your Krogers/QFCs first). And there's no reason at all why restaurants couldn't jump on the locavore bandwagon as well (as some already have). What did people in Minnesota eat before globalization? They had to save for the winter, grow crops in greenhouses, eat grains and imperishables, can and freeze things. People have gotten by for thousands of years without groceries sourced from halfway around the world. Haha! Fine. Put Whole Foods out of business (though they'd probably be the last to go, as they already try — with varying success — to source locally; you'd probably lose your Krogers/QFCs first). And there's no reason at all why restaurants couldn't jump on the locavore bandwagon as well (as some already have). What did people in Minnesota eat before globalization? They had to save for the winter, grow crops in greenhouses, eat grains and imperishables, can and freeze things. People have gotten by for thousands of years without groceries sourced from halfway around the world.

]]> By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/comment-page-1/#comment-160635 superdestroyer Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:59:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/economy/food-prices/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/#comment-160635 What are people in Minnesota suppose to eat during the winter that is locally produced? This idea would put every Whole Foods in the country out of business and would destroy the restaurant business in the U.S. What are people in Minnesota suppose to eat during the winter that is locally produced? This idea would put every Whole Foods in the country out of business and would destroy the restaurant business in the U.S.

]]> By: davigoli http://themoderatevoice.com/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/comment-page-1/#comment-160626 davigoli Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:00:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/economy/food-prices/23750/the-culinary-equivalent-of-homeschooling/#comment-160626 Thanks for this. Food is a much bigger issue than most people assume, and the farm isn't the wholesome place Americans would like to think it is: government-subsidized to produce cheap corn, cheap soy, and cheap beef for junk food, we import most of our "specialty crops" (actual fruits and vegetables) from far-off places like Mexico, Chile, and California. If Americans could start eating locally-produced food again, we'd drastically cut down on fuel used to transport it, boost local farmers and local communities, and help stave off the obesity epidemic in one fell swoop. This could be a huge political issue, except for the huge money in agribusiness that needs to get cut down. Thanks for this. Food is a much bigger issue than most people assume, and the farm isn't the wholesome place Americans would like to think it is: government-subsidized to produce cheap corn, cheap soy, and cheap beef for junk food, we import most of our “specialty crops” (actual fruits and vegetables) from far-off places like Mexico, Chile, and California. If Americans could start eating locally-produced food again, we'd drastically cut down on fuel used to transport it, boost local farmers and local communities, and help stave off the obesity epidemic in one fell swoop. This could be a huge political issue, except for the huge money in agribusiness that needs to get cut down.

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