For me, food is one of the (if not the) best embodiments of the mantra that "the personal is political." Yeah, food is tasty and carries memories and is a bearer of traditions, etc, etc. But it also empowers each of us, everyday, to make decisions about how we're going to navigate that compromise between our ideals and pressures that oppose them.
Something that's popped up on my radar a lot lately has been the issue of food gentrification. There are so many issues at play there, it's a little overwhelming. But it's also really interesting (to me, at least), because I'm not sure where I stand in relation to these patterns. How do anti-consumption, anti-appropriation ideals interact with foodie (oops, embarrassing) tendencies? Anyway, you can read some more of the debate here and here.
Also, on the big, national news side of things, here's a pretty great look at the new farm bill that passed a couple of weeks ago.
As ever, the playlist for last night's show can be found on the WRMC website. Check it out/ /enjoy/ /don't enjoy/ /share your thoughts. Next week, we'll be traversing some very Midd-ish ground and looking at environmental stuff.
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