Up until rather recently, I didn’t realize that there was a whole philosophical movement behind eating food. Eating food is political whereas I once thought it was just a matter of finding the best deal. I used to go to the grocery store, buy what my family needed to eat, and voila–it was a done deal. I really put very little thought into my food other than which spice might taste better. Little did I know I was missing a whole political statement to be made. While the two movements, locavores and the slow food movement, aren’t linked per se, … Continue reading →