The Tale of Three Tomatoes


Slow down, you move too fast. You've got to make the morning last. I know I've written these words before. I keep returning to the theme of slowing down more often than not. North American society is moving way too fast. People are always busy. We have truly become a fast food nation driven by fat, sugar and oil.

Food is a celebration. Dinner is not meant to be gulped down straight out of the microwave as you hurry from one activity to another. Let's start to gain control over our life and time by committing one night a week to graceful dining. It doesn't matter what the meal. Take time and put positive energy into the preparation.

Make a date with yourself, family, friend or significant other. Make food and celebration the reason for getting together. The Slow Food Movement sets an example.

http://www.slowfood.com/

"Have you ever bitten into a garden-fresh tomato and experienced an incredible burst of flavor? Do you get that same burst of flavor when you bite into a perfectly round and red tomato from the supermarket? Chances are, your answers are "yes" and "no." There's a reason for that."

(source): http://www.worldhungeryear.org/fslc/faqs...

This week we begin our tale of three tomatoes. This tale will be told in several parts over the next two months.

We start our journey with the home grown fruit. The tomatoes you grow in your backyard, on your balcony, or in a community garden plot. If organically grown they are healthy and delicious. Once you get the hang of growing tomatoes producing more than you need is fairly easy. Now, you can preserve tomatoes but if that is not what you ready to do then you could give the surplus away as a donation to a food bank, or trade with a neighbour.

You will also spend less money on food and can then put that money to use somewhere else. Most of us can use a little extra cash. Whatever you decide to do, you are growing nourishing food and helping keep your ecosystem clean. An important effect growing your own food has is the reduction in food miles that the food travels. A food mile is the distance that food travels from where it is grown to your kitchen.

Food Miles:

http://www.sustainweb.org/chain_fm_index...

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