The buzz word ‘Sustainability’ has been around for some time now. I sometimes feel that businesses are making up the rules of what’s sustainable, or what sustainability means, as they go along…mostly to sell more of their product or services.
I like to think of the sustainability movement as a desire to go back in time to a simpler era, having gained the knowledge & experience of what it’s like to live post industrial revolution. Sustainability to me, as corny as it sounds, brings to mind Little House on the Prairie. Life was simple; you took care of your land, because it took care of you. You ate what you produced, and canned or dried products when they were in season so that you could have enough food to make it through the long winter months. I don’t ever recall an episode of the show where they imported peaches from Chile so that they could enjoy a fresh peach in January. If they had a taste for peaches during the winter, they went to their pantry & opened a jar of peach preserves, grown on their land & canned in their kitchens.
I had the opportunity to dine in one of Richmond’s many great restaurants last week. Balliceaux is a lot like many of the other top notch restaurants in Richmond-sparse on décor, but still managing to be hip and happenin’, with some interesting food offerings.
Take a tour of our award-winning specialty store and café featuring gifts for all occasions, gourmet foods, local artisans, and 45 years of heritage. Farmbasket’s story started with an apple… (read more)
