Comments on: Meat holiday http://cricketbread.com/blog/2007/08/17/meat-holiday/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Trace http://cricketbread.com/blog/2007/08/17/meat-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Trace Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:33:24 +0000 http://cricketbread.com/blog/?p=45#comment-49 Yes, it is a balancing act. That said, I am trying to be as strict as I can because I feel that by doing so I can show folks that this whole idea is a real possibility not only on a large scale but in their lives as well. As a side note, I think that the folks involved in local foods are the same ones that eat meals in more communal atmospheres fairly regularly. Yes, it is a balancing act. That said, I am trying to be as strict as I can because I feel that by doing so I can show folks that this whole idea is a real possibility not only on a large scale but in their lives as well.

As a side note, I think that the folks involved in local foods are the same ones that eat meals in more communal atmospheres fairly regularly.

]]> By: Jessica http://cricketbread.com/blog/2007/08/17/meat-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Jessica Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:32:42 +0000 http://cricketbread.com/blog/?p=45#comment-48 I hear you - I myself am a person that craves structure, so it's easy to let myself get caught up and put restrictions on myself that don't exactly make sense. That being said, I have always valued relationships and community over the local diet. Sharing food is such an important part of our culture, and there are just too many opportunities for me to connect with others that don't include local food. Plus I just don't have the gene that allows me to turn down guacamole when it's offered to me... I hear you – I myself am a person that craves structure, so it’s easy to let myself get caught up and put restrictions on myself that don’t exactly make sense. That being said, I have always valued relationships and community over the local diet. Sharing food is such an important part of our culture, and there are just too many opportunities for me to connect with others that don’t include local food. Plus I just don’t have the gene that allows me to turn down guacamole when it’s offered to me…

]]> By: Amy http://cricketbread.com/blog/2007/08/17/meat-holiday/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Amy Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:04:28 +0000 http://cricketbread.com/blog/?p=45#comment-47 It's all a balancing act. While it's important to keep food miles and the ethics behind what you eat in mind, it's also important to make community a priority and to make eating local something that is accessible to everyone. If you rule are too strict or if you constantly nag others about their food choices then you make the whole concept of local eating less appealing. I personally try hard to buy all my food at the farmers' market or at stores that carry local foods, but I live with two other people who enjoy cooking. I'm certainly not going to turn down a good, friendly meal just because a California cucumber got mixed into the salad. It’s all a balancing act. While it’s important to keep food miles and the ethics behind what you eat in mind, it’s also important to make community a priority and to make eating local something that is accessible to everyone. If you rule are too strict or if you constantly nag others about their food choices then you make the whole concept of local eating less appealing.

I personally try hard to buy all my food at the farmers’ market or at stores that carry local foods, but I live with two other people who enjoy cooking. I’m certainly not going to turn down a good, friendly meal just because a California cucumber got mixed into the salad.

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