Food independence or elitism? An interview with Joel Salatin (part 3 of 5)
In part 1 of this 5-part video interview series, we heard a short history of Polyface farms and its’ owner Joel Salatin. In part 2, Joel talked about the issue of “real food” education and whether we should really try to convert everyone. In this video: The big question – isn’t this whole sustainable food thing really just an elitist movement? Who can really afford it? Listen to Joel’s decidedly non-politically-correct answer. What do you think? Is the whole sustainable, organic, free-range agriculture thing just a bunch of elitist horse hockey? Or are people just making excuses? Tell me in the...
Read MoreReal food education: an interview with Joel Salatin (part 2 of 5)
In part 1 of this 5-part video interview series, we asked the question, who is Joel Salatin? We heard his thoughts on accidental activism, his personal history of farming (his family’s history in central America, how he got Polyface Farms started, and more). He also talked about new ideas for Polyface, and what may be in store for the farm’s future. In this video: Joel talks about the issue of “real food” education. What will it take and whose responsibility is it to educate the American public on food and agriculture sustainability? Joel talks about “degrees of penetration” when it comes to education about sustainability. He also...
Read MoreA short history of Polyface Farms: an interview with Joel Salatin (part 1 of 5)
Back in January as I was pondering the Liberty Garden concept, thinking about education, outreach, and scale – I asked myself, if I could interview anyone about the food system, sustainability, and the future of American food independence, who would it be? Immediately, I thought of Joel Salatin. Joel is the owner and founder of Polyface Farms, which in their own words is “a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.” Polyface has been featured everywhere from Michael Pollan’s bestselling book The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four...
Read MoreSelf-acceptance Twitter Party!
You’re invited to a parrrrrtayyyyyy! A virtual party. On Twitter! So save the date! We’ll be discussing self-acceptance: what it means to us, how we get there, and where to go from here with it at #beautifulyou. What do you need to do? First, follow @rosiemolinary on Twitter so that you can have all the details leading up to the party. Then light up your computer, smart phone, or handy dandy pad and check into Twitter by 8 pm on August 2nd. Search for the #beautifulyou hashtag so that you can follow the entire conversation and then just engage. We’ll introduce ourselves, Rosie will ask a few questions to keep the conversation moving, and we’ll...
Read MoreYoga teacher training – halfway through
I’m a student in a year-long, 200-hour yoga teacher training program, and the end of June marked the halfway point in the program. I’ve hesitated writing about it here because it feels a little too personal, and a little self-congratulatory talking about “my yogic journey”. But as my friend Lisa said to me, the story is mine and who else can tell it? So here are some things I’ve learned, changed, or grown through during the past six months. Communication & adjustment Yoga is a direct experience. We begin by teaching students to focus on their bodies, to use their muscles to bring their bones into proper alignment so the muscles can...
Read MoreIntroducing: The virtual body image book club
“So much of our dissatisfaction about our bodies, I believe, stems from our assumption that we are our bodies. But we are not our bodies. Our bodies are simply vehicles that take us through this life, that allow us to experience this world, and each was chosen, through genetics, for our particular journey. Our bodies are not who we are. We all know that what we are is a compilation of our heart, our soul, and our mind. Our bodies carry our truth around, they are the lenses through which we experience the world, but they are not us. Our true selves are rooted within our bodies.” -Rosie Molinary, from Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance Body...
Read MoreUrban Outrage: The aftermath of the Urban Outfitters Twitter disaster
I know, I know. The Urban Outfitters Twitter disaster is soooo two weeks ago. I have been wanting to write this post since before Memorial Day. And now, I’m finally getting the chance to do so. It’s all about me, me, me Hey Internet, we need to talk for a sec. First, I tweeted something that went insanely viral, trended internationally. Hundreds of thousands of retweets? Complete insanity. The day this happened, I was about to go to the gym and throw some weight around, but decided I wanted to stop by Starbucks and write a post about what happened instead. Why? I thought that maybe a few people would click from my Twitter profile to my blog, and I was a...
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