I am on board for the new progressive food movement. To me, for me, it means several things.

First. Eating Local, Support local businesses, farms, stores, well anything. Stop shipping everything from other places far away that takes all sorts of resources to get it here. And for what? So we can have kiwi whenever we get the urge? Half the time it’s not even good anymore, it’s out of season and doesn’t really taste good anyway.  Eat seasonally and that won’t be an issue. Just be happy basically with what you got. Once the majority of civilization has stopped shipping all the BS we can go back to importing some specialties that will actually be special again.

Second, Going organic. To me this means a combination of going back to the old methods that worked and using some new technology that has been proven to work. I don’t like the idea of pushing Genetically Modified Crops until they have had a proven history of being sustainable and non-evasiveness. I think that instead of planting a ton of one crop that needs an over abundance of water and fertilizer. We plant smaller crops in different areas with a more diverse mix so farmers  could stick to what works locally and go to old methods like manure mixtures for fertilizer. Farmers could expand to more areas of farming like live stock. flowers, trees, some exotics that work locally, etc. Raising animals in a more organic, humane, environment. There they can develope immunity to natural infection and grow strong and lean. Build green houses with warm whether plants.   It’s hard to tell a farmer who’s making money to not plant or expand. They do however need the support of local people, restaurants, etc.

Third, people have to realize this is good for us. One of the greatest things is waiting for and then making a winter root veg soup, braised bitter greens or cooking a duck with cranberry cream sauce. Then in Spring some fresh peas and morels in a garlicky pasta followed by a Summer tomato basil salad with fresh and I mean fresh mozzarella. That’s  good stuff.

Communities may move toward (as they already have) a more localized economy. A place were one can work, live, eat, play and recreate.

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