It is likely that most of us who read this magazine are grateful we live where there is such bounty. I believe that the simplified message of 2012 is about putting our love into action. The following are a few items regarding food that may become topics of very interesting conversations. 1. The Decolonization Diet […]
Author Archives: Tsiporah Grignon
Campaign to Stop GMO Crops
First, I want to say how much I appreciate the opportunity to write in this magazine about food. I have learned so much during my research and have been encouraged by positive feedback. Sometimes it may seem like I am on a bit of a rant, and to that, I plead guilty. That is because I […]
Food: Some Thoughts On Veganism
In reading about different diets, we may have come across words of encouragement by famous people on the merits of vegetarianism. Einstein has said: “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” From Paul McCartney: “If slaughterhouses had glass walls, […]
Food: Arable Land, Local Food, and Social Evolution
Until recent discussions about food security, we rarely thought about agriculture — the soil, the water needed, the sun, the farmer. Our thinking has been something like this: It’s not necessary for me to worry about food since I have a paying job that allows me to buy my food. Just as I do my thing, […]
Exemplary Food Activists
This article is inspired from speaking to a high school class recently about the impact of our food choices. Seeing more of any of the following three people is well worth a visit to you-tube video. CESAR CHAVEZ: Farm Workers Rights Activist Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona to a poor Mexican-American family who lost their farm […]