May 14 2009
From the Distributist Review: Cultivating a Local Food System
Normally, I do not do entries that include the article in the title, but this one could be interesting. The following is the beginning of an entry over at The Distributist Review:
Cultivating a Local Food System
As the War Mercantilist Socialism economy continues its downward grind, one of the most important tasks for distributists is to ensure local food security. I see six important elements that work together to support local food security:
(1) preparing meals from basic ingredients,
(2) frugal supermarket shopping,
(3) gardening,
(4) food storage,
(5) home preservation of food.
(6) buying local foods,My posts in this Distributist Review over the next couple months will look at each of these aspects in detail. Since it is hard to “order” these principles in terms of “most important”, I have listed them in a “functional” order. In other words, if you are coming at this brand new, this is probably the order of development for most households.
Self-sufficiency is a key element of both the Catholic Land and Distributists movement. The article got me to thinking how much garbage we put into ourselves and how, with a little time, we can make much of the same things ourselves that are less expensive and more healthy.
The article mentions making your own bread. If you really looked at the ingredients that are in store bought breads, you would be shocked and alarmed. I am considering getting a bread machine (there is a reason for getting a machine rather than using the oven that I will not go into here) and start making bread myself. That way I can control the size and content of the bread.
In addition, I am thinking of getting books on how to make other food items like tomato sauce (more like marinara sauce).
It will be interesting to see where these ensuing articles will go.
