the dollar menu

More photo awareness.

The Value of a Dollar project was Jonathan Blaustein's attempt to show just how much of various foods a dollar can by.

So what'll it be? a double cheeseburger at McDonald's, a week's supply of lunchtime ramen, or 10 organic blueberries?

If you were hungry and counting your pennies, which would you choose?

http://www.jonathanblaustein.com/Portfolio.cfm?nK=8375

Seasonal news

Seems like news features at this time of year focus on two themes: indigenous peoples of the Americas, and FOOD.

Yesterday's California Report on public radio included a nice little story on seed saving, promoting it among backyard gardeners, descrying its decline in commercial agriculture.

I was mightily impressed by Richmond Grows seed catalog.
http://www.richmondgrows.org/
and it gave me an idea which should have been obvious - take pictures of the produce from which you save seed. I take enough pictures in the garden as it is, but I hadn't thought of it as a way to record selection of, say lettuce, over a series of seasons.

You can listen to the radio story here:
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201011191630/b
and link through to their pictures.

This was so much more interesting than another cranberry or pumpkin recipe - not that I have anything against my favorite fall fruit and veg...