The middle class is shrinking. Income disparity—the gap between the rich and the poor is widening—we live in two Americas. Those who have access to a good education, good job opportunities, good health insurance, and good food—and those who do not. This Tuesday, January 25, 2009, TwoJunes begins their 3-part series on Cooking Up a Story: The Sustainable Food Movement’s Dirty Little Secret. TwoJunes explores the difficulties facing people with limited means, and how the notion of sustainable food, and organics, is not a realistic option for large numbers of people, and what we must do to solve this problem.
Also, this week of January 25:
A Good Food Farmer (Cooking Up a Story: Stories): He’s a man of ideas, a man of action; he’s a good food farmer. Anthony Boutard shares his passion for food, and his philosophy of farming: what he looks for to grow, and why. Not many people actively farm in the winter, and this story offers a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities that exist for farming, and selling fresh crops during the winter season.