Greenwashing and the humble carrot
What is true?
Organic certifications to name a few.
Food is the fuel that gives us life, it can be medicine. For generations, the harvest was celebrated and communities would gather together. Food is a culture, and culture is centred around food. We share food to socialise, to unite, to teach one another about ourselves.
In France you would never eat a meal while running to a meeting. Fresh butter, bread, unpasteurised cheese, burgundy, Bordeaux, and champagne are famed.
In parts of the Mediterranean, locals still forage for food on the hills, each locality has its special dish with its own history and flavour.
In Turkey, I used to enter a buzzing bazaar filled with towers of spice, nuts and legumes, the colours just and aroma dense. Food is as much about sourcing and sampling as it is to lovingly cook.
In Australia, we have ‘the lot’. Smashed'avo'chiapuddingsmaplebaconpulledporkturmericalmondmylklattes. Food porn. Your colleague’s brunch on Instagram.
Food always was, and still is - a lifestyle element.
My grandfather used to grow baby carrots for me and my sister because we loved them so much. He use to pull them from the ground, wash the soil off under the tap next to the veggie patch, and put them into our hands. The original paddock to plate philosophy. We would devour them, tops and all.
If you are what you eat, I might be an organic, dirty, misshapen vegetable. What are you?
Talking about eating vegetables. Here is a super sweet recipe for a delicious vegetable salad.
Words By
Anita La Forgia
Life learner, multipotentialite, lifestyle elevator and creator
A treechanger who cooks to elevate life. Anita is passionate foodie using local, quality and seasonal ingredients. Living in the Macedon Ranges in Victoria she frequents the local farmers markets each week, with her beloved luggy. Her grandparents instilled the life skills of sustainable living, before sustainable living was a buzz word. She grew up in a restaurant and completing her International degree at César Ritz colleges in Switzerland, the heart land of hospitality, food and service.
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