The Well Fed Neighbor

Which food system do you want to ensure is available moving forward? The industrialized system or the local food system? Think in terms of voting with your food dollars. We are going to have some guests chime in on this issue this evening. Clara (Sarah's daughter) and Nathan (Moonwolf) chime in on their thoughts on the subject as well this evening. Come listen and enjoy the perspective of different generational perspectives. 

We thought this deserved some attention because in the last week or so It has come up several times in different food circles. Many times local food efforts fail because there are no official ”contracts”. This means that people sometimes back out of what they said they were going to do which degrades the integrity of the relationship. In this day and age, would you enter back into that relationship in the same way ? It’s a good question. Counselors we are not but think in terms of relationship worthiness.

FSMA is the Food Safety Modernization Act. The federal government has put a lot of time, money and energy into making sure the traceability of food is accommodated.  Sarah spent the last weekend at the Ozarks Homesteading Conference. An amazing event to connect folks who provide goods and services around local food systems. The two things are polar opposites! Let's have some fun talking about this one. 

We need to work toward food sovereignty on a county by county basis. This involves not just food  and local food systems but any of the trades that would help support the food system that might be useful. Start thinking what you might bring to the table. Start your own podcast and help organize your community. Everyone has something to offer! What do you bring to the table?

Sarah texted me and said she had so much more to say. As, do I. So much so that I wrote a book about it! Here’s the thing though. My book is foundational. It’s the baseline stuff that the rest of the story is built on so if this information really bothers you then consider purchasing my book because it gives actionable steps to improve your health and that of the ecosystems that are massively challenged right now. Destination Real Food by Angela Jenkins.

Americans are becoming sicker than ever before. We have become a society of convenience. Our medical care is not focused on nutrition but on providing more medications to treat symptoms rather than addressing root cause. The solution is quite inexpensive but requires some behavior change. 

We often hear that the soil in America is depleted. Is it depleted or have our conventional farming practices just destroyed the biology therefor not allowing for the nutrients to be taken up by the plants? Spoiler alert. There may be a bit of this type of information in my book, Destination Real Food: Navigating Our Food System and Restoring the Soil to Improve Health.

Sarah and Angela talk about what can be planted for the fall garden. It's not too late at lot can still be done but don't wait much longer. Here in SW Mo we have a longer planting season and so know your zone and what you can still do. 

There is a lot of talk about grounding recently.  A lot of folks think it's a bit hokey but we don't. Just the opposite. We do it all the time! What is it? Why is it important. What does it have to do with food? Do you need special equipment? Sarah also talks about her super cool shoes. You won't want to miss this one! Come ground with us about grounding.

Moms Across America published another 3rd party review of gluten free and organic foods. This is on is worth a read. There were only two products that were tested that did not contain pesticide residues and the most common residue was glyphosate. Please be an aware consumer and when these sorts of reviews become available pay attention and decide what you want to put in your body. We also talk about why you should care.