It’s All Connected
Reflections on the interconnectedness of food, the earth, health and nourishment.
By Dr. Kate Shafto
What’s good for humans is good for the environment
Our environment - both internal and external - plays an enormous role in our health. For this post I’ll focus on our immediate external environment, specifically what we come into contact with in our homes. Our home environment includes the floors, walls, furniture, air, water, plants, animals and products that we interact with many times each day, week, month and year.
People have always done food together
Much of present-day US society seems focused on independence and self-sufficiency, perhaps not surprising given the foundations of this nation. Though these attitudes may be a source of pride for many, I have seen independence turn to isolation for various reasons, the pandemic era (2020 - present) being the most recent, society-wide source of increasing rates of social isolation.
