Posted in Blog on May 7th, 2010
Composting is an obvious and inexpensive technique that would improve our soil and food quality while keeping rotting food out of landfills. Constructing vegetable bins on parking lots or vacant lots and using the rich compost as organic soil would be a win for everyone. Putting a compost bin on every corner and educating people [...]
Posted in Blog on Feb 3rd, 2010
Traffic moves, buses run. Buildings, except for the abandoned businesses, look pretty much the same. Grocery stores are loaded with food that is colorfully packaged but synthetic and devoid of nutrients. On my route anyway, if you visited from outer space five years ago and again this week, things look pretty much the same. Scratch [...]
Posted in Blog on Nov 17th, 2009
The entire country seems to be having a deer in headlights moment: stunned with fear. With our social fabric rent to shreds, if there ever was a time for a new model, this is it. Cooperative community diners pose an elegant solution that may solve myriad problems on many levels. The diners of my youth [...]
Posted in Blog on Jun 4th, 2009
The hard reality of the economic implosion has not been lost on the food marketers. McDonald’s advertises that you can get a sandwich, fries and a soft drink for less than $5. Snickers’ new slogans include Hungerency, Snack Sum Yum, others. Subliminal advertising is very effective. When people are hungry to begin with, it packs [...]