Comments on: Update On Cooking For Climate Change http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/ Sustainable Living: The Heart Of The Matter Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: aspirantlocavore http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-88 aspirantlocavore Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:10:54 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/#comment-88 i agree re the food as entertainment debate. i think that food can, and should, be central to gatherings of family and friends. but not in a tons-of-chips-and-sweets-and-snacks kind of way. in a everyone-sitting-down-around-a-table-sharing-a-wholesome-meal way. making food the focus of your gathering means that people are taking time to cook and eat. and that, to me, means that people are valuing what they are putting into their bodies, rather than just stuffing themselves with junk. i agree re the food as entertainment debate. i think that food can, and should, be central to gatherings of family and friends. but not in a tons-of-chips-and-sweets-and-snacks kind of way. in a everyone-sitting-down-around-a-table-sharing-a-wholesome-meal way. making food the focus of your gathering means that people are taking time to cook and eat. and that, to me, means that people are valuing what they are putting into their bodies, rather than just stuffing themselves with junk.

]]> By: alison13 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-87 alison13 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:46:23 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/#comment-87 Chiara, I really appreciate what you wrote. Concerning food as entertainment, my sense is that Americans emphasize quantity (as in too much food) while Italians emphasize quality (as in fresh, well-prepared food). I like the latter approach. best, Alison Chiara,
I really appreciate what you wrote. Concerning food as entertainment, my sense is that Americans emphasize quantity (as in too much food) while Italians emphasize quality (as in fresh, well-prepared food). I like the latter approach.
best,
Alison

]]> By: lombardini http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-86 lombardini Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:50:40 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/#comment-86 Yes, it is not easy making sense of what constitutes a sustainable diet. For instance the report Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption (see reference below) suggests that there may be trade-offs between reducing the greenhouse-gas emissions related to food production and improving animal welfare. My solution so far is to consume very little animal products and, when necessary, give priority to animal welfare. I am not sure I agree with you, that we should put less stress on food for entertainment. As an Italian, over the years I have learned to appreciate the social dimension of sitting together with friends to eat a good meal. By the way, I like your blog too, I have put it in my blogroll at http://ecohappy.wordpress.com/ Best wishes Chiara Reference Foster, C, Green K., Bleda M., Dewik, P., Evans, B., Flynn, A., Mylan, J. (2006) Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption: A Report to the Department of Food and Rural Affairs. Manchester Business School, Defra, London. Available at http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/project_data/DocumentLibrary/EV02007/EV02007_4601_FRP.pdf (viewed 22 March 2008) Yes, it is not easy making sense of what constitutes a sustainable diet. For instance the report Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption (see reference below) suggests that there may be trade-offs between reducing the greenhouse-gas emissions related to food production and improving animal welfare. My solution so far is to consume very little animal products and, when necessary, give priority to animal welfare.
I am not sure I agree with you, that we should put less stress on food for entertainment. As an Italian, over the years I have learned to appreciate the social dimension of sitting together with friends to eat a good meal.

By the way, I like your blog too, I have put it in my blogroll at http://ecohappy.wordpress.com/

Best wishes
Chiara

Reference

Foster, C, Green K., Bleda M., Dewik, P., Evans, B., Flynn, A., Mylan, J. (2006) Environmental Impacts of Food Production and Consumption: A Report to the Department of Food and Rural Affairs. Manchester Business School, Defra, London. Available at http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/project_data/DocumentLibrary/EV02007/EV02007_4601_FRP.pdf
(viewed 22 March 2008)

]]> By: aspirantlocavore http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-85 aspirantlocavore Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:43:24 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/#comment-85 i totally agree with you, Alison.. local eating cannot be seen as the blanket solution to everything. we need to be THINKING consumers. that's why we maybe need to find out about our food, where it's come from, who produced it and how. that way many of the sub-issues will become apparent and it will become obvious which food choice to make. we need to be careful not to consider only food miles when making food choices. we need to look at other sustainability factors too. the holistic approach. like your example where the product with less food miles is actually sprayed with chemicals... it's about balance. i think that when we get overly fanatical about one thing is when we start to create imbalances. like the pro-organic crowd. i am for organics as much as the next person, but i get worried when i see people reaching for organic products that have been grown on another continent. we need to think on the broadest scale we can to make informed choices. thanks for the cool post ;) candice i totally agree with you, Alison..
local eating cannot be seen as the blanket solution to everything.
we need to be THINKING consumers.
that’s why we maybe need to find out about our food, where it’s come from, who produced it and how. that way many of the sub-issues will become apparent and it will become obvious which food choice to make.

we need to be careful not to consider only food miles when making food choices. we need to look at other sustainability factors too. the holistic approach. like your example where the product with less food miles is actually sprayed with chemicals…

it’s about balance. i think that when we get overly fanatical about one thing is when we start to create imbalances. like the pro-organic crowd. i am for organics as much as the next person, but i get worried when i see people reaching for organic products that have been grown on another continent.
we need to think on the broadest scale we can to make informed choices.
thanks for the cool post ;)
candice

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Dr. Vino Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:18:44 +0000 http://www.diamondcutlife.org/update-on-cooking-for-climate-change/#comment-84 Hi - Miles do matter it's just not that all miles are created equal. In your case, the long sea journey of a wine from Australia would have a higher CO2e number than your local wine. Going local is almost always a better option from a CO2e perspective. You can see more about my research (cited in the NYer story) here: http://drvino.com/2007/10/30/calculating-the-carbon-footprint-of-wine-my-research-findings/ Cheers, Hi -

Miles do matter it’s just not that all miles are created equal. In your case, the long sea journey of a wine from Australia would have a higher CO2e number than your local wine. Going local is almost always a better option from a CO2e perspective.

You can see more about my research (cited in the NYer story) here:
http://drvino.com/2007/10/30/calculating-the-carbon-footprint-of-wine-my-research-findings/

Cheers,

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