Hunting and Gathering

November 17, 2013

                In Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma, part 3, he discusses the concept of going out and hunting and gathering your own food.  Pollan goes on a hunting and gathering trip and forages for mushrooms and plants that he can eat in a meal.  I do think that in some cases this can be a realistic endeavor, for example in suburban areas where the human population is less concentrated and there are less of the concrete backyards then it would be possible to forage for your own food.  When my family lived in Virginia, my dad had a vegetable garden in which he grew potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, herbs, eggplants, and tomatoes.  This garden produced too much food for our family of four and my dad was able to supply our neighbors with fresh vegetables.  In addition to that, he went hunting regularly for a variety of animals but normally just deer and ducks he also went fishing.  So, I think it is possible in some areas of the country to forage and produce your own food, but in cities this may never even be a possibility.  However, gardens produce lots of fresh food, therefore if every building had their own rooftop garden, which may be a realistic possibility in order to provide each apartment building with fresh vegetables throughout the year.  Meat may prove to be more difficult. 

                I am looking forward to class tomorrow night because I have never eaten at a vegetarian or vegan restaurant before.  I am curious to see what kind of dishes they have at Laughing Seed and if anything will be familiar to me.