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Blogging Against Hunger – The Results and a Thank You

April 19, 2013 by rachelocal

Nicole from The Giving Table posted the results from April 8th’s Food Bloggers Against Hunger. The results show that a small community of people CAN spur on change. This week especially, when my hometown of Boston withstood loss and faced fear, I am reminded that every day people, like you and me, make a difference. We care. We love. We help. We matter. If you haven’t had a chance to contact Congress, you can still make a difference: Click here […]

Categories: Documentaries • Tags: blogging, food, health, inspiration, justice, takeyourplace, the giving table

Blogging Against Hunger

April 8, 2013 by rachelocal

Hungry isn’t a word most would use to describe America. Instead, people use words like wealthy and great. But 50 million people in this wealthy and great nation are hungry, meaning 1 in 4 children are “food insecure” and do not know where they will find their next meal. One culprit here is poverty: 15.7 million children (21.6%) in America live in poverty. Many American mothers and fathers cannot afford to feed their children nutritious, whole foods, instead resorting to […]

Categories: Documentaries, Recipes • Tags: A Place at the Table, blogging, food, health, hunger, inspiration, life, poverty, takeyourplace

Another Reason to Eat Local

October 12, 2012 by rachelocal

While running some work errands today, I happily listened to Here and Now on National Public Radio. John Lippert, a reporter at Bloomberg Markets magazine, shared his report “Danger on Your Dinner Plate.” I don’t usually like to be a harbinger of gloom and doom, but after discovering how lax food safety regulations are in our country and in other food import countries, I had to share. I learned that 48 million Americans get sick and 3,000 die from food borne […]

Categories: Documentaries • Tags: Bloomberg, food, health, local, locavore, news, NPR

A Deep, Dark Secret

August 21, 2012 by rachelocal

Anne has a secret. I’ve known Anne for a long time. We go to the same church, but we never really KNEW each other. It wasn’t until I started this blog that we began having longer and longer conversations. Anne has always supported the blog. Whenever a post hits Facebook, she’s one of the first to “like” it or leave a comment. At church, she’s always giving me magazine clippings related to food or coupons to a restaurant I mentioned […]

Categories: Documentaries, Local Stores • Tags: change, Christianity, food, health, inspiration, life, vegan, vegetarian

I’m a Food Renegade

July 13, 2012 by rachelocal

Having Breakfast with Steinbeck the other day got me thinking about all the questions I have regarding our food choices in this country. I don’t usually like to cause a ruckus, but nothing gets under my skin more than the way our food is produced, packaged, and promoted. So I’m fighting back. In my way. I’m fighting back by buying local and knowing how my food is grown or raised. Countless people I know have the same questions about genetically […]

Categories: Documentaries, Random • Tags: blogging, food, food renegade, local, locavore, revolution

I’m a Mostly Vegetarian, Sometimes Vegan, Always Locavore (Sort of)

June 16, 2012 by rachelocal

I called my friend Allison the other morning to discuss our upcoming summer plans. We always veer off topic so here’s how part of our conversation went. . . Me: “I’ve been watching a lot of documentaries lately. Documentaries like Forks over Knives.” A: “I can’t bring myself to watch it.” Me: “Well, don’t, because it will change your mind about the food you eat.” A: “I won’t watch it then.” Me: “I’m thinking that what I’m really getting at […]

Categories: Documentaries, Random • Tags: food, humor, life, local, locavore, Parks and Recreation, vegan, vegetarian

Six Documentaries that Changed my Food Perspective

May 1, 2012 by rachelocal

I’m a Netflix junkie. Nothing I like more than surfing the choices streaming through my husband’s Playstation 3. I’ve relived six seasons of The Office, discovered Parks and Recreation (Ron Swanson is my hero), cringed my way through a couple episodes of Hoarders, and guiltily enjoyed each episode of The Tudors (in quick succession). I also enjoy the occasional documentary. When I watch one I feel like my mindless TV viewing is purposeful and even academic. While common sense and […]

Categories: Documentaries, Random • Tags: Dive, documentaries, food, Food Fight, Forks over Knives, Fresh, health, life, local, Michael Pollan, movies, Netflix