I scanned the books on my shelf for today's FoodShed Summer Reading Pick of the Week. Living Seasonally? No. Four-Season Harvest? No. Japanese Women Don't Get Fat? No, no, no.
Nothing seemed right, until I glanced down at the kitchen table, to what I was actually reading right now. Yes!
For this hot and humid week, punctuated every day at precisely rush hour by earth-shaking thunderstorms that make great swirls of steam rise from the burning tar, my reading choices are these: Gourmet, Saveur, Organic Gardening and my fave section of the New York Times, the Wednesday Dining In/Out section that always, always, always, has some sort of farm or organic-related article. I toss one or more of these publications in that great patchwork bag my mom made me that I fling over my shoulder for my daily walks. They travel shotgun with me in the car for red lights and standstill traffic. They keep me company on the line at the post office or while waiting for a pot of water to boil. And they feed me continuously with new thoughts, ideas and visions.
Pickles? I've never made pickles (see page 76 of the August-October issue of Organic Gardening).
Hmong farmers in California's Central Valley? Skip Glover worked with the Hmong here in Atlanta. I should get down to Skips' farm to see what's going on there this summer. I've been meaning to do that. (see page 48 of the September issue of Saveur).
And look at that photo of the French chef walking on the farm. Reminds me of Jason the other day at Full Moon Cooperative (see page 95 of the August issue of Gourmet).
Finally, what a great story about how animal rights activists are moving from the margins to the mainstream. I didn't know that they were buying significant amounts of stock in companies like McDonald's in order to help influence change from the inside. Hmmmm. And I am a sucker for tight, close-up photos of subjects, like the four that are on the cover of this section this week (see the Wednesday, July 25 Dining section of the New York Times at your local library or at www.nytimes.com if you are a subscriber.) I'll add a couple of my tight shots from Full Moon to the right-hand column of this blog right now. Take a look!
So, off I go. On my walk. To meetings. To farms. To errands. To life. With my ubiquitous sack of food-for-thought slung over my shoulder.
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