Traveling back from Charleston, I'm reminded of Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor through her cooking and poetry in Vibration Cooking Or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl. Here is how to cook cow peas: "Remove all the peas that look weird and wash and soak in cold water. Cook in some kind of boiled meat until done." Here is how to cook red rice: "Fry smoke bacon in a skillet ... Continue Reading
Precious Water, Event Proceeds for Puerto Rico
Clean drinking water is a precious resource we often take for granted. Our humanity depends on it yet millions of gallons are wasted or misused. We're donating proceeds from our October events to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico. We hope you will give, too. Best Ways to Help Puerto Rico ... Continue Reading
Pancake flap: Aunt Jemima Mammy Stereotype in Question
Pancake flap: Born a slave in 1834 in Kentucky, Nancy Green was the first Aunt Jemima "Mammy" in 1890. More about the case Diane Roberts, a professor of Southern culture at Florida State University in Tallahassee and author of The Myth of Aunt Jemima, said that "Mammy" stereotype "romanticized the cruelty of slavery for a nation reconciling the trauma of the Civil War. "It's ... Continue Reading
Shop Community Owned French Broad Food Co-op
Food Co-Ops are a wonderful way to enjoy natural food, local produce and invest in the local community. Community owned and operated, decisions and policies are made democratically by voting members. Sevananda Natural Foods Market Co-op is Atlanta's original natural grocery co-op since 1974! In addition to packaged and bulk foods, I can't ever leave the ... Continue Reading
Reduce Food Waste: A Billion Dollar Tragedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8xwLWb0lLY Here's an excellent piece on Food Waste and how it's being perpetuated not by science, safety or facts, but misinformation, myth, and fear. Ineffective labeling policies combined with consumer and industry's unfounded fears around food safety liability result in an unbelievable amount of good food wasted, enough to feed several ... Continue Reading