Reading Wendell Berry this semester and visiting with the author himself at the state park, made me think about sustainability in my own state and community. One of the essay’s Berry wrote, The Whole Horse, points out that due to globalization and mass production, most Americans don’t even know where their food comes. Worse even, most of the ingredients are impossible to pronounce or find the origin of. These mystery ingredients and factories are not only harming our bodies, but our communities as well. By outsourcing and globalizing things like food, we are tearing about our communities and loosing valuable relationships.
The future of food was the first topic that Berry brought up with the scholars during lunch. Kids are being raised in an environment where prepackaged junk food is presented to them at almost every turn, from vending machines to school lunches. But, many have heard the call from authors like Berry and want to save our farmers and agricultural communities. From small companies making organic local meals, to farmer markets in urban areas, more options are becoming available to counter the growth of fake food.
Louisville supports this type of movement. For most of the year, farmers markets are available in each part of town offering selections from local growers. There is also the “Buy Local First” campaign and strong presence of groups called “Louisville Originals.” If everyone took a few extra minutes to to search out these options, we could support and strengthen our community.
Here are the listing of farmers markets for the season!
http://louisville.edu/hr/gethealthynow/happenings/2011%20Louisville%20Farmers%20Markets%20-By%20location.pdf
The future of food was the first topic that Berry brought up with the scholars during lunch. Kids are being raised in an environment where prepackaged junk food is presented to them at almost every turn, from vending machines to school lunches. But, many have heard the call from authors like Berry and want to save our farmers and agricultural communities. From small companies making organic local meals, to farmer markets in urban areas, more options are becoming available to counter the growth of fake food.
Louisville supports this type of movement. For most of the year, farmers markets are available in each part of town offering selections from local growers. There is also the “Buy Local First” campaign and strong presence of groups called “Louisville Originals.” If everyone took a few extra minutes to to search out these options, we could support and strengthen our community.
Here are the listing of farmers markets for the season!
http://louisville.edu/hr/gethealthynow/happenings/2011%20Louisville%20Farmers%20Markets%20-By%20location.pdf