This past Sunday, we shared a stunning almost-fall afternoon with two wonderful women: Anna Lappe and her baby daughter Ida. Daughter of Francis Moore Lappe and fierce authoress in her own right, Anna read to an eager crowd about the connections between agriculture and global climate change. Anna’s latest book, Diet for a Hot Planet, is a beautiful exploration of “the climate crisis at the end of your fork.” Both frightening in its narrative and empowering in its final message, Anna’s book is a good read for every type of eater (which is everybody). 
Tag: fall
Learn to Cook Local!
Download this image and poster it all over town! This month and next, to celebrate the amazing abundance of the end of the summer, we’re growin’ and cookin’ with some of our food heroes. This week it’s Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’s own Laura and Ben. Besides making some of the creamiest, finest quality, interestingly flavored and well-sourced hot weather delights, they also have spunky kitchen skills. Where better to hone your use of produce than in Bali (as they did, those sly cats), where the fruits and spices seem celestial in their deliciousness? This carrot-eater can’t wait to see what those two are going to teach us to make, Balinese-style, with local produce. Moreover, we CANNOT WAIT to have the little Van Leeuwen ice cream push-cart appear like a deus ex machina at the hot rooftop farm to serve fine flavors around noontime. Yum!