Erik Lindberg's Blog Posts Tagged 'food' (3)

A recent episode of NPR’s “Here and Now” featured author Ben Hewitt, discussing his recently published The Town Food Saved.



After a vivid and thoughtful discussion of the organic farming practices and the positive effects of a strong local economy that has in many ways rejuvenated the town of Hardwick, Vermont, the host, Robin Young, asked a pricelessly dense question: “but can sustainable farming really feed us all?” The thoughtless presumption of the question is that unsustainable… Continue

Powerdown Week, Ultimate Food Challenge Conclusion.



I’m just a simple farmer from Shorewood who got mixed up with a bunch of Riverwest radicals. They made me think a lot about the future of the world and the way we use energy. Food, they taught me, is embedded with fossil fuels in its production, so I try to eat stuff I grow without fossil fuels (mainly).



Last week I tried to eat only things I grew, supplemented by a few staples procured in town at the General Store (damn… Continue

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Powering down is time consuming. I am addicted to speed, to getting lots of stuff done quickly. These are expectations I’ll need to address. I had hoped to leave work at 5:30, stop at Concordia Gardens, pick some veggies, get home, cook my beans for an hour, make a salad, eat, shower, and ride my bike to Tom and Miles’ lecture.



Couldn’t be done. I cut out the cooking part, eating some lettuce, a few carrots, and a giant radish. I did cook my beans, which I ate cold… Continue