I think personally she is putting the cart before the horse. Or rather to say, confusing the cause and effect. I havent read the book so i can't say with certainty, but its fairly easy to infer from the statements regarding where the food came from. The reason people knew so much about their food was not for any moral or ethical reason, but for safety reasons. Organizations like the FDA didnt exist, and it was your responsibility to know the safety of your food.
Though i applaud her efforts to raise awareness about the products you buy and how they are produced, i still believe truth should be sought over all else, even if it doesn't support your initial thesis.
I just recently finished reading this book for class and it was very interesting and very informative. She takes you through a detailed history of the food industry, as well as makes you understand how people during certain eras thought about their food and what they wanted to know about their food. After reading this book, I have been alot more conscious about what exactly I am eating and where the product actually came from. I recommend the book to anyone interested in the food industry.
This interview gives us a nice insight to the book "Kitchen Literacy" which I read and enjoyed. The way you explained and showed through example about how we lost that important knowledge about where our food comes from. I agree with you and I think that it is important to know what exactly we are putting in our bodies.
The video gives a brief summary of the book, which I really enjoyed. The book creates a conscious mostly on people who are not aware of where there food is made and how it is made.
I think this author brings up a very interesting point of view, one that i had never analyzed. I can't say i am very confident in her sources, how can i trust a "diary" written by some random woman, supposedly 100 years ago.
The author on this three segment video interview mainly talks about the same ideas from her book. She explains why she wrote it and how important the idea from her book is for people today.
She pretty much says everything that was in her book down to mentioning some of the quotes. I wasn't a big fan of this book, but it was a little interesting to think about food in this way since I never really thought in detail about the food I eat.
I love how she talks about "ecological awareness" of the food we eat. Now I think about what she said everytime I hit the local Safeway. Glad I don't have to work as hard today to fed my family as great grandma did!
I thınk ı fall ın depressıon. I always wanna eat somethıng else.ıf Thıs sıtuaıon goes on lıke thıs, ı wıll be 100 kg soon. I do not understand why ı always wanna eat and why ı never feel satısfıed. I have to have a dıet and also exercıse on the other wıse ı wıll be fat :( ı do not wanna go work ı wanna stay ın bed mornıngs and ı always need to eat somethıng else chocalete fast food sphagettı etc help me ı need your suggestıons
lots of us medicate ourselves with food pisk, but yousound like you need to talk to a real doctor. Are you trying to fill an emptiness inside yourself? You deserve real satisfaction,not just numbness.
A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand (sorry bout the spam THIS SCARES ME!)
i wish something can be done about the quality of food we consume, i am sure we will not have the health problems that we get from all the processed and un-natural foods that are available in the supermarkets. thanks for sharing Rebecca!
just go to a health foood store, or most regular grocery stores have health food sections now. i had salmon, quinoa, and stir fried onions for supper.
I've worked in the kind of environments that this Author promotes. I have a slightly different perspective. I know about my food and I know the knowing won't save the planet, or me. There is no good or bad in nature. Nature has its extremes and I think this gets lost in the feelgood message. People will go mad in the field as quickly as in a city. I don't know how to live in the city, but I don't badmouth it either. We all have our place, knowledge to suit our environments, and our purpose.
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I liked this video. It was a very fast 5 minutes. Made me think about some things I don't spend much time pondering, but that I 'should' be thinking about on a regular basis. Can't wait for parts 2 and 3. I will have to thank Dan (dmccoig) for sending me this link.
I was amazed to have found footage that had people walking through a sidewalk market! Fascinating to see and think about how people used to get their food.
I had the opportunity to go to one of the places where they plant and harvest vegetables, and the air itself felt heavy with the amount of pesticides used in crops. I usually try to buy organic foods (they come with labels saying no chemicals added, no pesticides used, etc.), but they're really expensive, and for most of the people in third world countries it's definitely something quite unaffordable.
If we learned to grow alot of our vegetables then it would not be expensive to grow organically. Back in the day everyone had their own garden. How much would it cost to train and disperse seeds to a 3rd world country...I imagine alot less than giving them the food already grown as we do now. I have friends in Africa in the Peace Corps teaching about computers, they need to know how to be sustainable.
yes, this needs to be done also. The farmer in 'a New Family Farmer' spent some time in the Peace Corps in Africa. He was there to help plant trees, but the people wanted to learn more about planting food. He arranged to get seeds and some tools. The endeavor was very successful. Everyone was so happy to have a new source to food. I agree, dionysusstar, something more needs to be done in this area to help people become more sustainable on their own.
I like the fact that Tuna comes with mercury pre installed. If I had to go out and buy mercury alone, I could not buy it without a liscense nor could I afford it. Thanks irresponsible industries.
I absolutely agree. It seems our culturals stance on this subject is ignorance is bliss. Maybe with the sharp increases in food costs and contaiminated foods people's eyes will start to open and some change can come about. Thanks for posting.
I think some of the ignorance grew out of a trust factor that what we bought was good food for us. Talking to Ann and reading her book was an eye opener for me. I think you'll find part 2 very interesting, dionysusstar.
Ann's historical insights add a new dimension to my concerns about our food system.
I think perhaps we do have a need for a connection to the earth; without it, our sanity tends to drift. That's not solely my opinion. Studies have shown that regularly being in gardens or natural settings is beneficial for people suffering from mental disorders.
Any time I spend in my garden is special. It may sound silly, but it feels grounding. I don't think it has such an effect on everyone, but I think on many it does.
Oh, I know I definitely do. My neighbor commented to me one day that he had never seen anyone look so focused. I just love looking at and touching every plant, and working the earth. I find it revitalizing.
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4theloveofmusic1392 2 years ago
I think personally she is putting the cart before the horse. Or rather to say, confusing the cause and effect. I havent read the book so i can't say with certainty, but its fairly easy to infer from the statements regarding where the food came from. The reason people knew so much about their food was not for any moral or ethical reason, but for safety reasons. Organizations like the FDA didnt exist, and it was your responsibility to know the safety of your food.
kutark 2 years ago
Though i applaud her efforts to raise awareness about the products you buy and how they are produced, i still believe truth should be sought over all else, even if it doesn't support your initial thesis.
kutark 2 years ago
I realized how far from the farm I am when i tried to grow my own veggies...
I'm still working on it!
zizizzi 3 years ago
here is what i can remember: dig a hole where the sun grows, throw in the seeds, throw a little soil back on with some water.
tasha122277 3 years ago
Yep... I thought it was that easy!
Then came the pests. I won't use any chemicals so I am now learning about campanion planting and insects that prey on the pests.
zizizzi 3 years ago
I just recently finished reading this book for class and it was very interesting and very informative. She takes you through a detailed history of the food industry, as well as makes you understand how people during certain eras thought about their food and what they wanted to know about their food. After reading this book, I have been alot more conscious about what exactly I am eating and where the product actually came from. I recommend the book to anyone interested in the food industry.
shababe1688 4 years ago
I read this book for my writing class, definitely got your point across. Thanks alot!
busstonedfx1 4 years ago
This interview gives us a nice insight to the book "Kitchen Literacy" which I read and enjoyed. The way you explained and showed through example about how we lost that important knowledge about where our food comes from. I agree with you and I think that it is important to know what exactly we are putting in our bodies.
bhjdog 4 years ago
Thank you for this video, I can now question my food with a better idea of what to look for and what to question. This was a great read.
tmplaya3 4 years ago
The video gives a brief summary of the book, which I really enjoyed. The book creates a conscious mostly on people who are not aware of where there food is made and how it is made.
Zoreimi 4 years ago
I think this author brings up a very interesting point of view, one that i had never analyzed. I can't say i am very confident in her sources, how can i trust a "diary" written by some random woman, supposedly 100 years ago.
Medrack 4 years ago
The author on this three segment video interview mainly talks about the same ideas from her book. She explains why she wrote it and how important the idea from her book is for people today.
holafran88 4 years ago
I thought this book was very informative and the author has some really good points to make and America should listen.
spyder21su 4 years ago
She pretty much says everything that was in her book down to mentioning some of the quotes. I wasn't a big fan of this book, but it was a little interesting to think about food in this way since I never really thought in detail about the food I eat.
mtmccolg 4 years ago
well, that was sobering...
blackberryjuice1 4 years ago
I love how she talks about "ecological awareness" of the food we eat. Now I think about what she said everytime I hit the local Safeway. Glad I don't have to work as hard today to fed my family as great grandma did!
eltearpdx 4 years ago
I thınk ı fall ın depressıon. I always wanna eat somethıng else.ıf Thıs sıtuaıon goes on lıke thıs, ı wıll be 100 kg soon. I do not understand why ı always wanna eat and why ı never feel satısfıed. I have to have a dıet and also exercıse on the other wıse ı wıll be fat :( ı do not wanna go work ı wanna stay ın bed mornıngs and ı always need to eat somethıng else chocalete fast food sphagettı etc help me ı need your suggestıons
piskedi52 4 years ago
lots of us medicate ourselves with food pisk, but yousound like you need to talk to a real doctor. Are you trying to fill an emptiness inside yourself? You deserve real satisfaction,not just numbness.
eltearpdx 4 years ago
wait what height are you?
alexvessis 4 years ago
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A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight, the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand (sorry bout the spam THIS SCARES ME!)
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kamal198719871987 4 years ago
really good interview.
i wish something can be done about the quality of food we consume, i am sure we will not have the health problems that we get from all the processed and un-natural foods that are available in the supermarkets. thanks for sharing Rebecca!
cookingtheeasyway 4 years ago 3
just go to a health foood store, or most regular grocery stores have health food sections now. i had salmon, quinoa, and stir fried onions for supper.
AntaresInScorpius 4 years ago
I've worked in the kind of environments that this Author promotes. I have a slightly different perspective. I know about my food and I know the knowing won't save the planet, or me. There is no good or bad in nature. Nature has its extremes and I think this gets lost in the feelgood message. People will go mad in the field as quickly as in a city. I don't know how to live in the city, but I don't badmouth it either. We all have our place, knowledge to suit our environments, and our purpose.
jeepers99 4 years ago
Why have I received this video in my email? I havent even subscribed to you. Please do not spam my mailbox.
PalluxoMediaOfficial 4 years ago
That's interesting, PalluxoMediaOfficial. Unless you subscribe, which you say you don't, or you're a friend, which I guess you aren't, it wasn't from me. Sorry for the inconvenience, tho.
cookingupastory 4 years ago
thanks for sending me this link! That was pretty interesting. Maybe I should read the book someday.
Symbioteofadiety 4 years ago
I liked this video. It was a very fast 5 minutes. Made me think about some things I don't spend much time pondering, but that I 'should' be thinking about on a regular basis. Can't wait for parts 2 and 3. I will have to thank Dan (dmccoig) for sending me this link.
jaredcicon 4 years ago
Awesome , I love the old footage of the women in the kitchen! and the children as well.
Actually, I think all of the footage and still shots are fantastic.
very cool piece.
Dan
dmccoig 4 years ago 3
I was amazed to have found footage that had people walking through a sidewalk market! Fascinating to see and think about how people used to get their food.
cookingupastory 4 years ago
I had the opportunity to go to one of the places where they plant and harvest vegetables, and the air itself felt heavy with the amount of pesticides used in crops. I usually try to buy organic foods (they come with labels saying no chemicals added, no pesticides used, etc.), but they're really expensive, and for most of the people in third world countries it's definitely something quite unaffordable.
nirmedeisla 4 years ago
If we learned to grow alot of our vegetables then it would not be expensive to grow organically. Back in the day everyone had their own garden. How much would it cost to train and disperse seeds to a 3rd world country...I imagine alot less than giving them the food already grown as we do now. I have friends in Africa in the Peace Corps teaching about computers, they need to know how to be sustainable.
dionysusstar 4 years ago
yes, this needs to be done also. The farmer in 'a New Family Farmer' spent some time in the Peace Corps in Africa. He was there to help plant trees, but the people wanted to learn more about planting food. He arranged to get seeds and some tools. The endeavor was very successful. Everyone was so happy to have a new source to food. I agree, dionysusstar, something more needs to be done in this area to help people become more sustainable on their own.
cookingupastory 4 years ago
I like the fact that Tuna comes with mercury pre installed. If I had to go out and buy mercury alone, I could not buy it without a liscense nor could I afford it. Thanks irresponsible industries.
oldphoque 4 years ago 3
Great interview! :) *****
SCODgreenhood 4 years ago
I absolutely agree. It seems our culturals stance on this subject is ignorance is bliss. Maybe with the sharp increases in food costs and contaiminated foods people's eyes will start to open and some change can come about. Thanks for posting.
dionysusstar 4 years ago
I think some of the ignorance grew out of a trust factor that what we bought was good food for us. Talking to Ann and reading her book was an eye opener for me. I think you'll find part 2 very interesting, dionysusstar.
cookingupastory 4 years ago
Ann's historical insights add a new dimension to my concerns about our food system.
I think perhaps we do have a need for a connection to the earth; without it, our sanity tends to drift. That's not solely my opinion. Studies have shown that regularly being in gardens or natural settings is beneficial for people suffering from mental disorders.
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rabiraja 4 years ago
Any time I spend in my garden is special. It may sound silly, but it feels grounding. I don't think it has such an effect on everyone, but I think on many it does.
Anyone else have a similar reaction?
cookingupastory 4 years ago
Oh, I know I definitely do. My neighbor commented to me one day that he had never seen anyone look so focused. I just love looking at and touching every plant, and working the earth. I find it revitalizing.
WeeMiniMoose 4 years ago
Very nice and alot of sound ideas expressed:)
TheRealInvaderZim 4 years ago
Losing touch with our food has evolved, hasn't it!
cookingupastory 4 years ago