And I said no. "This is food. I can take my lawn and turn it into food if I want and it's okay."
Now I've seen multiple garden patches in my neighborhood.
It reminded me of when I used to drive up to Northern California and just seeing miles and miles of farmland, I thought to myself, "This is how we get fed."
When we talk about having regional cuisine I think about, "What is American food?"
And when I think about American food, hotdogs, hamburgers and apple pie come to mind.
Even that's what the world thinks American food is (like our version of pizza and all the stuff that isn't real food).
We know that eating better affects our health (healthy food creates health). And the biggest question that I have is, "How can I help people understand regional cuisines and get them off medicine?"
A lot of its benefits are about pleasure and community.
And I talk more about this with president of a local not for profit farm called Glynwood and leading educator in the small farm movement here in New York, Kathleen Finlay.
Kathleen has been instrumental in organizing women who want to work for environmental progress. Since arriving at Glynwood in 2012 she has refined the organization's mission and became a national figure in the world of progressive agricultural non profits.
During the podcast, we talk about her experience with menopause, how she came to New York AND:
● What is regional cuisine
● The importance of community in developing regional cuisine
● The role a CSA plays in regional cuisine (where you are, where I am)
● GMO crops versus hybridized crops
● Regional cuisine in the Hudson Valley specifically
● Our health and how it benefits from whole, real regional food
● Asking for help to complete any project especially as a woman and what that means.
Tune in to this episode today if you ever wondered what a CSA is or how to get more local produce into your diet!