I have noticed a marked shift in my feelings toward food over the last year or two. Maybe it’s because I’ve reached my cultural saturation point having lived in California for a while now, certainly more fresh and healthy in attitude than my hometown, the birthplace of chicken wings. Or maybe it’s that our collective consciousness has been elevated, as the source of our food and the many scary manipulations therein have come to the fore. Where I once would gleefully accept the highly processed products that pass for food in our current culinary landscape, I now cringe and run away. Well, not really, but almost. (This does not account for the questionable origins of anything I consume after the hour of 12a or after two or more adult beverages. So now I only poison myself sometimes, as opposed to frequently. Baby steps.)
The happy side-effect of our most recent Cause Currency campaign centering around fair access to sustainable, whole foods, fruits and veggies in particular, has been a growing list of good food-related resources to share with y’all. If you need some inspiration to jumpstart the where/when/why/how of your *foodresolution or are in the market for some fresh AOK material to post, feast your eyes on the following delights….
P.S. *Flashtags live on even after new spotlight campaigns begin, so worry not, your AOKs have no expiration date, unlike the mold creatures lurking in the fridge you haven’t cleaned out in few months.
Fresh Picks:
- Michel Nischan Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe
- Barbara Kingsolver’s Book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (check out her great web resources for finding and supporting local food, too)
- A Few of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules for Healthy and Happiness (his books and resources are also worth exploring)
- 5 Packaged Foods You Never Need to Buy Again
- 10 Chefs for Food Reform and How to Support Them
- For Those Who “Give a Damn” About Food
- Living Blue and Saving the Ocean with Help from Oceana
- Jonathan Safran Foer’s Book Eating Animals, for Brave Truth-Seekers
- A Totally Great and Easy Way to Be Awesome
- All Things Sustainable + Great Design, for Food, Too
- Food in 140 Characters or Less
- Inspiration for Cooking at Home (Warning: Expletives play a central role in the process…)
What are your favorite foodie sources?
