Nibbly Bits

   I know about herbivores and carnivores. You do, too. But have you heard this one before? I just came across it today - locavore - and I like the way the syllables slither across my tongue, like a satin shawl sliding off bare shoulders. It's newly coined, I suppose, to denote the folks who eat locally, year-round, like Canada's Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon do on their "100-mile diet". Their motivation for doing do is either, "lunatic luddite scheme" or "fossil fuels bad" as summarized by the duo themselves.



    For a little diversion, along the same kind of lines as the sustainable food systems theme, try this two-minute flash animation movie "The Meatrix", starring Leo the Pig and Moopheus the Cow.



If you want something a little more to sink your teeth into, check out "Adbusters Magazine". Their goal, among other things, is to challenge the way the food industry "set their agenda(s)' in order to "forge a major shift in the way we live in the 21st century."