Good Real Food

Posted by Jill McLaughlin (Grunewald) on Sep 09, 2008

It’s difficult for me to not get on my soapbox about how far we’ve gotten away from real food and what real food tastes like; but that sort of pontificating can turn people off. It’s also difficult for me to understand why this food isn’t available to everyone. Too many people in this country live in rural areas where, if you don’t grow your own food, or have friends or family who do, you’re forced to support the commodity food system, a system of often over-produced, over-processed, prematurely harvested, less than tasteful and nutritious food. And we wonder why we have a healthcare crisis in this country.

To Market, To Market

Posted by Jill McLaughlin (Grunewald) on May 05, 2007

Given our world of brightly lit supermarket aisles proudly displaying picture-perfect fruits and vegetables, massive distribution warehouses where foods sit in waiting, questionable post-harvest handling practices (think the E. coli outbreaks from spinach), inhumane and toxic feedlots, and less-than-flavorful produce harvested before its time in a faraway land, the growing season is the time of year to visit your local organic farmers’ market and experience the difference.