Raw Food for the People

i was a bit disappointed by The Renegade Health Show's recent video. It was titled "Raw food for Poor Communities" which raised my hopes but it turned out to be one of those Q & A shows and it only got a minute or so of time. If you're reading this Kevin, I'd love to see a whole episode on this. There have to be ways to bring raw food to the socio-economic group with the highest rates of diabeetus. Obviously I don't mean forcing the lifestyle on people, rather making things like fresh fruit and vegetables as readily available as McDonald's Value Menu items.

There's really not enough discussion of the poor in general, but the problem is even more acute in the raw food community since so many of us have plenty. Generally when people are poor, finding a new diet, understandably, isn't the first thing on their minds.

When one thinks of raw food a cornucopia of nutritional supplements, exotic fruits and vegetables, and high end kitchen accessories come to mind. Why has raw food become the sport of kings? What could be simpler than taking the fruit of the garden and eating it. Well for starters, there's a lot less gardens.

In the past decade there's been a huge increase in community gardening. While this is a good thing, it's not enough. America has to start taking it's gardens back. For a lot of folks (myself included) that limits them to indoor gardening. No balcony, no rooftop, just a window with plenty of light coming in.

The main problem I've run into is that i don't want to be creating a lot of yard waste that isn't composted. I've looked at a few products including this one that supposedly accelerate the process down to 2 weeks AND promise not to stink up your apartment. It's the second claim I'm most skeptical on and I don't want to muck with shipping a stinky composter back. That and it's a little pricey at $199.

Okay, I admit it sounds a bit hokey. Living in the city my apartment space is already quite crowded. But bringing in a bit of nature is one thing for which I'm willing to make that sacrifice. Besides, who knows it could become a trend. Did anyone in the 90's think that knitting would become a popular recreational activity among young adults? Of course not. It's time to sow the seeds people.