Monday, October 29, 2007

Kitchen Literacy

Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get it Back
by Ann Vileisis
Ask children where food comes from, and they'll probably answer: "the supermarket." Ask most adults, and their replies may not be much different.

Where our foods are raised and what happens to them between farm and supermarket shelf have become mysteries. How did we become so disconnected from the sources of our breads, beef, cheeses, cereal, apples, and countless other foods that nourish us every day?

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