The best way to make a change is to understand your motivation for doing so. In order to make changes many of us need to understand through reading and discussion. Personally I place a lot of value on environmental education to build that bridge to change. A few years ago I was accepted into a local environmental education training program. Although it was a huge time commitment I have no regrets. It solidified my focus on certain environmental issues including the need to raise awareness through education and food politics as they relate to the environment.
So today I am very excited to annouce the launch of the ELC Food for Thought online book group. Joining me in this effort as co-moderator is Barbara from Tigers & Strawberries. The books to be discussed will be both fiction and non-fiction. The objective is to not only learn from what we are reading but to enhance the reading through open discussion, thoughts and ideas from each other.
So what will we be reading first? The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. This book is a must-read for those of us looking to better understand the impact of our food choices.
The book is written in three parts. In order to keep pace with the ideas and opinions raised the discussion will also take place in three parts.
Part 1: 5/15
Part 2: 5/24
Part 3 & Wrap -Up: 6/7
Please consider joining as this book is destined to be a 'must-read'
for those caring about what we eat and those that feed us. There's room
at the table for everyone!
Based in San Francisco, Jeanne Brophy writes about the culture and history of food at World on a Plate.
