‘In a nutshell, Modernist thinking on food exalts agricultural productionism, which frequently uses toxic technologies to overwhelm natural systems and limits, artisanal work methods and traditional home-based skills and habits. Modernism also puts mass productionist methodologies in the drivers’ seat of the entire food system. ‘—Wayne Roberts China boasts one of the oldest and most influential agricultural traditions in the world,…
Month: October 2018
The Front Burner of Food Policy
‘Would-be food policy actors need to understand that home cooking deserves a front and center positioning in the toolkit of city food programs. There is no aspect of food policy that can be implemented without identifying a lead role for home cooks.’ —Wayne Roberts I’ve been retired for eight years now, and a few months ago the reality of that…