January 2008
10 posts
Week 2
Starting the second week means I’m finally finishing the pac choi and kohlrabi, which were so big I really didn’t think I’d eat them all. I made risotto last night for Bethany and I, and it was unusual but tasty. She’s just getting into trying new foods, so it was deemed a success when I got her to eat a plateful. Polk’s market is still the best place to find...
Day 4 or 5
Today I realized that the sacrifices endured while eating local food are not the foods themselves but the time that I don’t get to spend eating with my friends, socializing with people or being spontaneous.” The food is great. I’m learning loads about new vegetables and preparing things I’ve never made before, and I like experimenting . But after what, like four days, I didn’t want to go without...
Process Blog Time
I’m currently contributing to two new blogs that are chronicling my “Commercial Practices In Industrial Design” Class Project, Exploring Savannah Food. Check them out and see what’s taking up all my time these days: My process blog SavvyFood My food adventure blog SavoryFood
Day 3
Last night I made shrimp risotto with local shrimps and baby vidalias, and it was great. Today I went to pick up some food for the next few days (or today really) and I found florida orange juice, local mixed greens, pac choi and kohl rabi (I don’t know what these even are or how to cook them), and spent $22. Can you believe that? It was the pac choi-it was so heavy it came to almost $12....
Day 2
So far eating is scarce. Today I’ve had toast from the bread I made, eggs, an orange, and some leftover chicken and rice from last night. It seems like a lot of planning has to go into eating since I can’t just go into the fridge and pick anything out. Already I miss coffee, tea and candy, all of which I will try to find locally, but none of that is grown in the states, I believe. In...
The Start of a Long Journey
Opportunities exist in Savannah, Georgia for an enriching culture of locally grown and consumed food that maintain a sustainable and community-centered economy. Design opportunities exist to better define the ambiguities of this domain and highlight areas of opportunity upon which a successful new service could be developed. This blog will be dedicated to showing the progress of this project,...
At Your Mark
I went shopping for local food today, in combination with the research. Food is expensive, but I guess I should suck it up because if I lived before WWII I would have spent half my income on food instead of less that 10% like most people today. Tomorrow I’m going to learn how to bake bread without a bread maker or a dough kneader. I miss Philly food. This would be easier there. On this...
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