Gigi Berardi reads from FoodWISE about cultural upbringing and cultural information, and shares about her cultural upbringing. She emphasizes that although many of her references are to the Pacific Northwest, her FoodWISE thinking has been developed by living elsewhere. Exposure to other cultures—including Kerala and Varanasi, India—informs all that she does. The huge numbers…
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FoodWISE and resilience—Whole while growing
Gigi Berardi reads a page from FoodWISE (Reading Resilience in FoodWISE), talks about her “virtual book events,” and introduces an article recent published on her work—resilience in the age of coronavirus. Article: Gigi’s “Bite of Wisdom”
Farming and Fishing in the Age of Coronavirus
Gigi Berardi reads about technology, farms, and communities in FoodWISE. She mentions Marjorie Spock, whose work and role in the environmental effects of DDT was uncovered in research conducted by Dan McKanan of the Harvard Divinity School, and then wonders about challenges in the fishing industry in the era of coronavirus—can the fishing industry stay…
FoodWISE eating on a budget
I read from FoodWISE, introducing whole farming systems (Gigi reads FoodWISE). I mention speaking with a wonderfully inquisitive, knowledgeable, and articulate group of students today—Net Impact at Western Washington University—about eating on a budget. It’s not difficult to do! And, yes, it can be FoodWISE! • Many of us can get by with less food….
FoodWISE Sheep
Gigi Berardi reads about whole in FoodWISE, including the pastured sheep products that she and her partner, Jim, produce. Managing the grass itself is a full-time job! She talks about some of the challenges this represents. See: Gigi reads about whole, sheep, cheese. There’s something very calm, though, about being a shepherd. The New…
Consider the FoodWISE override—sanity AND resilience in the era of coronavirus
Gigi Berardi reads about whole and whole foods, and why she prefers her animal products pastured—as with her sheep, which she is actively milking and caring for (having just come in from milking them, and reading in her farmer overalls). She carefully sorts through information, presenting the logic in doing so: Gigi reads FoodWISE, staying…
FoodWISE and coronavirus economics
Gigi Berardi reads about whole and whole foods, and why she prefers her animal products pastured—as with her sheep, which she is actively milking and caring for (having just come in from milking them, and reading in her farmer overalls): Gigi reads FoodWISE She carefully sorts through information, presenting the logic in doing so. Yet…
FoodWISE and coronavirus in the news—so much news
Gigi Berardi reads about Steve Ettlinger’s Twinkies detective work and searing (and highly readable) narrative in Twinkie, Deconstructed. See: Gigi reads FoodWISE and Twinkies Following up on recent news in The Seattle Times, “The Apollo program of our times,” this is another excellent article, Coronavirus realities in Washington state But not all good news is…
FoodWISE—bread and Bread Lab, coronavirus models that make sense
In my reading and vlog tonight (see below), I highlight yeasts and bread baking in FoodWISE and invite readers to follow up with any of Stephen Jones’ work in The Bread Lab. In terms of coronavirus, I invite you to look at a reasoned and reasonable article in The Seattle Times, highlighting infection rates, models,…
FoodWISE and coronavirus—who to believe?
Photo: Rose Marie Cromwell for The New York Times I continue with reading FoodWISE, asking, what is “Whole?” I discuss information overload and how, in these days of coronavirus lockdown, it’s impossible to know who to believe—the same message as FoodWISE: Gigi reads FoodWISE. Who do you want to believe (ergo, confirmation bias)—we are running…