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Carlo Petrini
Environmental activists have set out to win souls for their ideology with the same religious conviction as Calvinists. Back then, the severe wing of the early Protestant movement took all the fun out of eating and making love. Now, it's the green movement saying the path to a healthier planet would be forged through moderation and abstinence. That's why many activists still see food as a superficial, daily activity
Food is essential, as well as fresh water, everybody knows that. The strategy for activists is to embrace local grown food, and asking people to build a energy, water efficient garden in collective gardens. It will bring all kinds of Goodness together. I am very motivated to eat wholesome food; enlist people through their stomach.
posted by higherground on 1/ 3/2008 2:53 pm