Questions from Kristin of Slow Food Oahu for Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat by Jonathan Kauffman:
1. What surprised you about the book as far as a culinary history?
2. What inspired people in the 1970’s to think differently about culture and food? In what ways do the culinary contributions from hippies endured and set a framework for the way we eat today?
3. The Macrobiotic movement took wing in the 1960’s. How did Zen philosophy influence this movement? What were some positive and negative issues regarding this diet.
4. How did the Seventh Day Adventists influence an awareness of food choices?
5. Discuss the role of word “organic” in terms of the way consumers identify healthy food. How does “organic” influence the consumption of specific foods and products?
6. Kauffman says that in the beginning of this food movement, early experiments with ingredients were not always palatable. Can you discuss ways in which your own experiences with cooking or, growing something new has not always worked out?
7. Have you read Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lapeé? If so, how did that book influence your awareness of the need to change human consumption of animals?
8. According to Kauffman, how did travel affect changing attitudes about food?
9. Kauffman says, “We’re still chasing after this mix of beauty and vitality and miracle transformation that just feels so American to me.” Please discuss the foods and/or recipes that would fit into this statement. What do you eat?
|
|
