The first thing I would make with the Tribec would be flours…almond, cashew, etc. I could save so much money!

Thanks so much for all of your info! You are an inspiration

I am very much enjoying your blog, Gena. You are thoughtful, kind, and provide great insight. Thank you!

There is definitely something to the saying “ignorance is bliss.” Before I went and got all edumacated on the nutrition front (even if informally), you can bet I wasn’t especially uncomfortable with my food choices! Now that I feel relatively informed, however, I can’t escape some of the ephemeral guilt that comes with buying say, a packaged food or even imported produce (…or perhaps impulsively adding a little goat cheese to a vegan recipe…). Usually, however, I am comforted by asking myself what xyz-choice is worth to me, and if the answer is “a lot,” for whatever reason, then typically it doesn’t continue to bother me.

And at the end of the day, my eating/buying habits these days are a hell of a lot better than they were a year ago, and they may yet get better than they are today. After all, there was a time when I couldn’t imagine not drinking Diet Coke (or at least not WANTING it), but I’ll be darned if I ever crave it now. It’s ok to be a work in progress–it’s the ignorance that wasn’t doing me any favors.

Here is the link to the giveaway: http://justaudreyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/glass-dharma-straws-giveaway.html

Thanks! : )

Audrey
justaudreyblog.blogspot.com

Thanks for another enlightening, thoughtful post, Gena!

I’m sure you’ve heard of the 100th monkey theory. There are lots of 99th monkeys blogging, writing books, working it out earnestly and thoughtfully, being examples. We’ve all been the guinea pigs of agribusiness for so long that it took our near loss of our connection with food, the loss of local farms and the loss of food growing and food gathering knowledge, for us to begin questioning what is the right way to eat, for our health and for the future of our planet.

I think raw foodists are the bravest of all the 99th monkeys, and perhaps the smartest. I just imagine what would happen to dirty coal barons if everybody stopped cooking. I picture the rows upon rows of houses, spreading out over cities linked to other cities and other countries by highways, and in every house that old oven removed, hauled away by salvage recyclers, or just standing there, converted to storage space for fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, etc.

This is the time, while we still have choices, to discover the nature of perfection. By the time the 100th monkey steps into perfection, it may be just in the nick of time.

Thanks for being such a creative and inspiring monkey.

So I love how you describe your own veganism not as what you do or don’t eat, but how you eat: in a word, consciously. It seems to me the best way to heal your own body and mind is by living better in the world, not by agonizing over every avocado, but by adopting a diet and mindset that makes it only natural to choose local and seasonal options when available. As a culture we’ve come to expect that what’s good for us shouldn’t taste good, or should be too expensive, or should be at odds with our ideals or our schedules, but you always do such a great job of showing that a healthy diet can (and should!) be delicious, affordable, convenient, and ethically-informed. The raw/vegan world could use more mouthpieces like you!

And I am totally making that soup