There’s a reason miners used to bring a canary underground with them. It wasn’t sentimental. It was practical. The bird’s small body reacted faster to toxic air, giving a warning before the danger reached the grown men swinging pickaxes. Lately, I keep thinking about that image when I look at…
Food used to be nourishment — now it’s strategy There is something heartbreaking about food that no longer nourishes. I remember a time when food came from gardens, farms, and kitchens. My grandmother cooked every meal from scratch. You could smell onions and garlic frying in a cast iron…
