I know you’re lurking…reading and not commenting. That’s okay. This morning we heard from Paul Roberts, author of The End of Oil and his newest book, The End of Food. Well, neither one of his books is very positive so the room was rather glum hearing about the scale of change that needs to occur in our food system in order to reach sustainability. It’s all about how we frame the discussion about this needed change when we talk to consumers who have not yet made the leap to local, healthy and organic food. That framing is something I’ll put my mind to in order to reach more people, so I don’t really have much to say about that now. I will in the future, though.
Next up for me was a workshop about the contamination of organic seed and food. This should be of great concern to you, our owners, shoppers and colleagues. But there is hope, I assure you. More on this later. My lovely lunch is sitting in front of me and I am hungry!
Here I am at the Organicology conference in Portland. Today is a day-long workshop on sustainability for the food trade. This is important to our co-op since we’ve embarked on our mission to become a more sustainable business. This a way more than just trying to “green the Co-op.” We’ve chosen to use The Natural Step as our framework and have trained all of our staff in the theories that support it. I’ll keep you posted on what we’re learning here so check back. There might be some pearls of wisdom to share.
We’re starting to see a new kitchen toy emerge…the cell phone. We’ve always had people standing in the aisles, calling home to describe what’s available in the meat department, or asking which brand of cracker was preferred. Now we’re seeing folks use their Blackberries or iPhones in other ways, as explained in this article in the New York Times.
Chocolate. We’ve got lots. You would be very much loved if you gave some to your sweetie.
Plus, we’ve got all the fixings for a wonderful and romantic dinner at home with fabulous wines to go with it. Just ask anyone on the floor about ways to prepare what you’re looking at or for inspiration for something new. Browse through our Meal Solutions recipes in the store or in the recipe section of this website. Try tonight’s culinary demo featuring Maria’s Puttanesca Sauce. The deep, rich flavors in this are good for omnivores as well as vegetarians. The anchovies are totally optional!
Stop by the Culinary Kiosk on Saturday for a Valentine’s dessert that is awesome. It’s called Chocolate Mousse without the Moos and has no animal products in it. Here’s the recipe. Hope your sweetie swoons over it! (more…)
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