I am curious.... It seems that there are 10 or 20 or 50 posts about albergues and places to find a bed on this forum for every post about food. Yet every one of us eats multiple times each day and it is essential to helping us put one foot in front of the other. Why do you think that this is?
I am not ONLY foodie. I am very interested in the politics of food. In the U.S. we have one of the least healthy, least local and least just food systems in the world (although others are catching up). Food is essential to survival, an important part of ALL cultures, one of the largest drivers of ALL economies, etc. Yet we take it so much for granted.
Whatever the reason for it, I encourage people to be mindful of and thankful for food on the Camino. It nourishes our bodies and spirits. It is produced by people who work harder than most of us will ever have to work. It can build community. It is essential to creating health (or lack thereof). It drives economies. It builds and maintains culture.
For all of that, I am thankful.
I am not ONLY foodie. I am very interested in the politics of food. In the U.S. we have one of the least healthy, least local and least just food systems in the world (although others are catching up). Food is essential to survival, an important part of ALL cultures, one of the largest drivers of ALL economies, etc. Yet we take it so much for granted.
Whatever the reason for it, I encourage people to be mindful of and thankful for food on the Camino. It nourishes our bodies and spirits. It is produced by people who work harder than most of us will ever have to work. It can build community. It is essential to creating health (or lack thereof). It drives economies. It builds and maintains culture.
For all of that, I am thankful.