The Vision Behind A Sustainable Restaurant

[BobbyBo14]

kareno18, if anything is clear about the farming system in the US its that subsidies and legislation CAN NOT support the system. Legislation only produces mono culture in the market, and will always be behind consumer trends. Government support of farmers with no market to sell goods means a lot of rotten food. The EU supports their food culture on good taste and regional pride. They buy from their farmers, and seek out the best stuff. It is working in the US now, just open your eyes.

[kareno18]

a poor farmer isn't going to care that he's cutting the last tree that holds the soil down if his family is going to be homeless because he can't make a living off farming - because 80% of all farm subsidies go to 10-20% of the farms

[kareno18]

you can't change a system simply by changing your consumer habit, it will just become another money-making process like the current green-washing industry of virtually EVERYTHING

it requires changes to the system - legislation to create mass-scale changes, and that requires learning & getting involved in the civic process

every month, DOZENS of farms close, its a STRUCTURAL problem

[kareno18]

also: he is building a restaurant that caters primarily to an upper-socio-economic status class.. who can afford the unfortunately higher prices of local foods (compare to imports)

the fact taht you have to be wealthy in order to eat healthy (poor people don't have the time or money to buy or grow their own food), raises questions about actually helping those in need

[kareno18]

i couldn't help but notice the SUV...

perhaps for transportation of goods etc. but if he's purchasing local, I don't think he needs an SUV

[mensmaximus]

The idea of wasting money in a restaurant is as ------ as driving an suv.

[Sandler23]

i hope the restaurant does well, but i think you'll find it difficult to be sustainable. the more organic stuff you buy, the more expensive your food will have to be. your tomatoes might taste better, but i think it all comes down to paying the bills and you just can't get that done with the sustainability mentality.

[Anointed72]

He's a bundle of sticks? He's a cigarette? He's mentally disabled? I didn't find him to be any of those things. I think this topic is extremely interesting and he seems quite intelligent and capable of running a cool and original restaurant. I wish him all the best.

[loreleileigh]

rad video and story.

the only suggestion I'd make would be...please, please don't use Comic Sans for your close-captioning font. please -_-

[chefg33]

that building is hot!

[ryanmczero]

Maybe. It would be cool if the renderings didn't look so blank. Restaurants should be a feeling, especially a place called "earth". That doesn't look or feel like earth. And what were the chair buying clips for?

[ryanmczero]

Maybe. It would be cool if the renderings didn't look so blank. Restaurants should be a feeling, especially a place called "earth". That doesn't look or feel like earth. And what were the chair buying clips for?

[chefg33]

well..notice the restaurant was not quite put together yet. He was going through the process of building one. Hence the chair buying clips. I think the building does feel like "earth".With the bricks and the brick oven, you feel there. Its all personal opinions. The locale and outside design looks great. personal opinions.

[sony2hd]

cool dude...thanks.