Dining from the outside-in

Do you remember drive-in movie theaters?

The lure of going out on Saturday night, paying one price and seeing up to three movies? The snack bar called to you with words like “popcorn”, “hot dog”, ”french fries”, and “candy” didn’t it? You’d turn your radio to a frequency or put the speaker inside the car window for the surround sound effect.

Well, have you ever heard of an Eat-In?

According to the Web site, Eat-Ins.org was launched after 250 students and young farmers, cooks, artisans and activists gathered for an Eat-In in San Francisco’s Dolores Park during the inaugural Slow Food Nation.

Do you know of any local Eat-Ins? Would you like to start one?

Let us know. Post a comment here or a link.

If you would like more information or would like Eat-Ins.org to post an announcement for or summary of your Eat-In, please write gordon [at] slowfoodnation.org.

~Nicolette Miller-Ka

Have you seen it?

Young people are the future. Personally, I am only 27 years old and I still feel like I am part of the future of America…the world, even. The decisions I make now will affect my future children and their children, too.

That being said, young adults in the college-age and young adult brackets have much come-uppance as of late. Baby boomers are impressed and intrigued by us. We intrigue ourselves.

The Greenhorns is a documentary film that debuted last year. It explores the lives of America’s young farming community—its spirit, practices, and needs. As the nation experiences a groundswell of interest in sustainable lifestyles, we see the promising beginnings of an agricultural revival. Young farmers’ efforts feed us safe food, conserve valuable land, and reconstitute communities split apart by strip malls. It is the filmmakers’s hope that by broadcasting the stories and voices of these young farmers, we can inspire another generation of optimistic agrarians.

According to Kerry Trueman, “…with dwindling resources, global food shortages, climate change, and the triple threats of peak oil, peak soil, and peak water nipping at our heedless heels, industrial agriculture is becoming a “luxury” we can’t afford…”

~Nicolette Miller-Ka