Comments on: My comfort food comes with a side of environmental baggage http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage Painting with a Cause Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Ashley Cecil http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-11019 Ashley Cecil Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:02:45 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-11019 Hello Diana. Thanks for visiting my blog. Your work is obviously very different from mine, and abstract work is something I can only admire since I've never gotten into myself. I especially like the pieces where the layers are much thicker. I'm fond of that "heaviness." Keep painting. One of my professors in college used to tell me when I would hit a wall "paint your way through it." That has served me very well. Keep going. Hello Diana. Thanks for visiting my blog. Your work is obviously very different from mine, and abstract work is something I can only admire since I’ve never gotten into myself. I especially like the pieces where the layers are much thicker. I’m fond of that “heaviness.” Keep painting. One of my professors in college used to tell me when I would hit a wall “paint your way through it.” That has served me very well. Keep going.

]]> By: Diana http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-10995 Diana Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:13:56 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-10995 I absolutely love your site! Your work is amazing. I was wondering if you might check out my stuff and let me know what you think. Cheers, Diana http://dkg-paintings.blogspot.com I absolutely love your site! Your work is amazing. I was wondering if you might check out my stuff and let me know what you think. Cheers,
Diana

http://dkg-paintings.blogspot.com

]]> By: Ashley Cecil http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-10283 Ashley Cecil Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:54:25 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-10283 I think I remember mention of this in the book. If you're interested enough to about the EU's new policy, you will love The Omnivore's Dilemma. I think it's the best book I've read this year. I think I remember mention of this in the book. If you’re interested enough to about the EU’s new policy, you will love The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I think it’s the best book I’ve read this year.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-10271 Andrea Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:25:00 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-10271 I have not yet read the book, but will be looking into it shortly. As you said, Ashley, if consumers were more educated, it would impact policies, etc. I recently learned that the EU will soon be changing produce and meat labels to reflect the number of kilometers the food has travelled and also the amount of emissions from transportation. This is a huge step towards consumer awareness. I have not yet read the book, but will be looking into it shortly. As you said, Ashley, if consumers were more educated, it would impact policies, etc. I recently learned that the EU will soon be changing produce and meat labels to reflect the number of kilometers the food has travelled and also the amount of emissions from transportation. This is a huge step towards consumer awareness.

]]> By: Mike Pateras http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-9761 Mike Pateras Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:26:10 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-9761 While I probably have Greg to thank for this, you are very much not along on the zucchini bag thing. I cannot abide waste, at least not in the many flagrant forms it manifests itself all around us. Single items do not need a bag, they are just as easy to carry without one, and they certainly do not need their own bag within a cart/bag, like in the case you mentioned. Now if we could just get places to make printing receipts OPTIONAL. I think I've come across two places where that is the case. Two. I usually make it a point to ask the cashier to throw it out for me, hoping that they might mention something to a manager at how much paper, ink, and time they waste. While I probably have Greg to thank for this, you are very much not along on the zucchini bag thing. I cannot abide waste, at least not in the many flagrant forms it manifests itself all around us. Single items do not need a bag, they are just as easy to carry without one, and they certainly do not need their own bag within a cart/bag, like in the case you mentioned.

Now if we could just get places to make printing receipts OPTIONAL. I think I’ve come across two places where that is the case. Two. I usually make it a point to ask the cashier to throw it out for me, hoping that they might mention something to a manager at how much paper, ink, and time they waste.

]]> By: Ashley Cecil http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-9737 Ashley Cecil Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:11:55 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-9737 I'm not all the way through the book yet, but like you, it has greatly impacted my thoughts and actions. I've started many conversations lately with, "you've got to read 'The Omnivore's Dilemma...'" If consumers were educated at that level about the food they eat, it would change the industry massively. Policies would change, there would be much more transparency and more healthful and ethical food options. It's hard to eat that way now, since Pollan's book is not widely read and our options are limited as a result. Locally though, many restaurants display the "Kentucky Proud" label and we do have more and better options in terms of our grocery stores (such as Rainbow Blossom). Unfortunately that is only true if you live in the east side of the city, but that is a whole other issue. Thanks for the comment Michelle. I’m not all the way through the book yet, but like you, it has greatly impacted my thoughts and actions. I’ve started many conversations lately with, “you’ve got to read ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma…’” If consumers were educated at that level about the food they eat, it would change the industry massively. Policies would change, there would be much more transparency and more healthful and ethical food options. It’s hard to eat that way now, since Pollan’s book is not widely read and our options are limited as a result.

Locally though, many restaurants display the “Kentucky Proud” label and we do have more and better options in terms of our grocery stores (such as Rainbow Blossom). Unfortunately that is only true if you live in the east side of the city, but that is a whole other issue.

Thanks for the comment Michelle.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/comment-page-1#comment-9735 Michelle Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:00:44 +0000 http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/11/12/my-comfort-food-comes-with-a-side-of-environmental-baggage/#comment-9735 I was on the path to changing my consumption of food before I read the book but The Omnivore's Dilemma certainly gave me a lot to think about. One of the main changes I made, both for health and political/social reasons, was to become nearly vegetarian. Concerns over factory farming and whether or not farmers are making a living wage make it hard to enjoy meat based dinners. Those thoughts in my brain just won't shut up. Happily more restaurants are starting to commit to buying local meat and produces and telling people about it so there are times when it's not quite so guilt inducing to order a burger. In other words, while I don't share your love of sushi, I do understand your predicament. I was on the path to changing my consumption of food before I read the book but The Omnivore’s Dilemma certainly gave me a lot to think about. One of the main changes I made, both for health and political/social reasons, was to become nearly vegetarian. Concerns over factory farming and whether or not farmers are making a living wage make it hard to enjoy meat based dinners. Those thoughts in my brain just won’t shut up. Happily more restaurants are starting to commit to buying local meat and produces and telling people about it so there are times when it’s not quite so guilt inducing to order a burger.

In other words, while I don’t share your love of sushi, I do understand your predicament.

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