Update: Event’s over; live player removed!
Debra Eschmeyer, of the National Farm to School Network, is in town for the Western Regional Assembly sponsored by Ecotrust. Cookingupastory.com interviewed her in a live broadcast at 12:15PM using Ustream.tv, and we embedded it in this post at Our PDX as well.
Before the broadcast, I’d like to get a discussion going about the Food to School concept. Personally, I think many of the worlds ills could be solved if people knew where their food came from and how it actually gets to the table. If we as a society could become more connected to the farms and farmers that grow our food, maybe we would make very different choices regarding our eating habits. And, if we REALLY knew how our food was produced, would we still eat it? Ok, don’t answer that.
These days, marketing executives know your eating habits, and they would rather you not know where your food comes from. This is precisely why I think the education that the Farm to School program provides is so extremely valuable.
So… to dare cross a line and bring up rearing children again on OurPDX, I ask: do you have children, and do they know where their food comes from, or do they think it comes ‘from the grocery store?’
If you could ask a question to Debra Eschmeyer for the broadcast, what would it be? Post your questions here, and they may just get asked!
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My daughter and I make regular trips to the Farmer’s Market, and we’ve a neighbor who gifts us with produce from her garden. Her school has a big garden; she’s come home with edibles to show off from time to time. But for the most part, yeah – food comes from the grocery store.
While I shop at New Seasons, I also make trips to Safeway. Trips to Trader Joe’s. Trips to Costco. Why so many stores? I try to balance out competing needs: getting the best values for the lowest prices while still attempting to buy local where possible.
When you add in buying organic, buying in-season, buying in bulk/reduced packaging, etc. etc. etc. – it seems like a full time occupation that’s attainable only by those with plenty of disposable income.
Ok – player now embedded. Seems to be working…
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