In her book Animal, Vegetable Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver laments the fact that many young people today have no idea that the "baby" carrots in their Healthier Choices Happy Meals are actually whittled down from bigger carrots that actually grow in the ground.
An unexpected, simple joy of living in Africa is that we've been able to see, up close, how a few of our favorite foods grow.
Cheaper than apples as they come into peak season, mango trees are everywhere!
Fresh limeade anyone?
Papaya tree growing right outside the home of our Baylor Team Malawi hosts, Chris and Carl
"The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder." -G.K. Chesteron
Wait - are you serious?! Baby carrots aren't just the younger versions of the bigger ones in the grocery store? (j/k - but it's a humorous and quite effective anecdote)
ReplyDeleteThis is terrific! I am increasingly aware of how removed I am from the sources of my food. I hope you can enjoy the connectedness you have with your food - and God's creation - in this season of life!
Thank you RM! It's been one thing to enjoy getting up close to fruits and vegetables...and a whole other when it comes to meat! Seeing how meat is handled here does much to encourage vegeterianism! =)
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