tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post5046501358137691585..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Food DesertsEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-5870057804504211712013-05-13T22:30:26.512-04:002013-05-13T22:30:26.512-04:00May I simply say what a comfort to discover a pers...May I simply say what a comfort to discover a person that truly understands what they are talking about on the internet.<br />You definitely understand how to bring a problem to light and make it important.<br />More and more people must check this out and understand this side of your story.<br />I can't believe you are not more popular given that you definitely have the gift.<br /><br />My blog: <a href="http://www.christianlouboutinoutletstorex2013.com/" rel="nofollow">クリスチャンルブタン</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-36628264937073022502013-05-13T12:10:37.405-04:002013-05-13T12:10:37.405-04:00I remember that TED Talk from not so long ago. I d...I remember that TED Talk from not so long ago. I don't know if food is nutrient-poor, but it is definitely flavor-poor, and all these flavor compounds and essential oils have some properties that go even beyond nutrition, like medicinal use. There's no farmers market around here for real produce, some are relegated to the edges of cities and not accessible without a car, whereas in Europe, towns are built around the market place, like Covent Garden in London, a beautiful architecture for a covered market hall. They were the heart and center of each town in old Europe:<br />http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2533/4173901629_f0c3d4a219_o.jpg<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Asch%C3%A8res-le-March%C3%A9_halles.jpg<br />http://vppyr.free.fr/images/imagespat/05-lagrasse_bourg/p05_04_halles.jpg<br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cZG1yp_CHUg/SaGw5gpNTMI/AAAAAAAAHlg/UE766BQxY-8/s400/35+Halles+.JPG<br />http://www.lacharente.com/var/lacharente/storage/images/media/phototheque/les-halles6/148656-145-fre-FR/Les-halles.png<br /><br />Funny, that NYT link mentions the fungus responsible for California's valley fever, for which there is no cure, which was featured on NPR this very morning:<br />http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/05/13/181880987/cases-of-mysterious-valley-fever-rise-in-american-southwest<br />Possibly a consequence of food deserts like vineyards that don't have any green cover crop to protect the soil. One of the guys interviewed is dying of valley fever he contracted while bulldozing a vineyard.Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-80306592751500828762013-05-13T11:11:18.853-04:002013-05-13T11:11:18.853-04:00I completely agree with your post. I like that phr...I completely agree with your post. I like that phrase too, 'growing food is like printing money'. We grow most of ours too. It is very sad what Americans are now eating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com