Eating better
After reading Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: A Year of Food Life
Last week I signed up with CityFresh, an organization that connects food buyers in the city with farmers who grow things organically. Each week you get a "share" of the harvest, which varies depending on what's in season.
Today we picked up everything you see on the list. It's not the cheapest way to buy food—this list for our $20 share would have cost about $15 at the West Side Market—but it helps small farmers earn a living and guarantees buyers good, locally grown produce.
Now we just need to learn what to make with kale.
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A good sign
Unlike yesterday's notice taped to a utility pole, today's sign on Woodbine near St. Pat's church offers a more positive message.
Funny thing about the peace sign, though. In the 60s and 70s everyone knew what it meant: end the war in Viet Nam. Now I'm afraid it's become more of a fashion statement than a political one. I think that a lot of young folks wear it for a retro look with little or no regard for what it means. Kind of like Madonna and other pop stars sport necklaces with crosses...they are no more religious statements than peace signs are political ones.
So while the person who put this sign on the pole may have intended to express opposition to the war in Iraq, I doubt that many people who see it get that meaning. I don't know, maybe I'm being too cynical. What's your take on this? Click on "Comments" below to add your thoughts.
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