06.01.08

Food and Books

Posted in Books, Local Food, Musings at 8:54 pm by trueepicure

I’m currently reading The World Without Us. It’s a really fascinating discussion about what would happen if humans disappeared from the planet. I never really think about how much we have engineered the world for our purposes, but this book does an excellent job of describing how much we have invested in making our world habitable, and how our making the world habitable has pushed us into making the world inhabitable.

I found out today that Gary Paul Nabhan has another book out that I need to read. Renewing America’s Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods sounds like an extension of his book Coming Home to Eat, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

In between all of the books, we’ve been having some wonderful meals. My last two trips to the farmer’s market and our visit to Eastern Market last week, have morphed into several delicious meals, including an impromptu lunch of whole wheat pasta, goat cheese, and local asparagus and tomatoes. A lovely oil and vinegar dressing with a red onion (probably from Georgia) tied the whole thing together for a truly satisfying and fairly healthy meal. We finished the last of the eggs from Smith Meadows Farm this morning, so I have to make a trip to the market next week for sure.

6/2/08 ETA to add correct link to Smith Meadows Farm

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