Yesterday I was ready to head to the pharmacy to replace my old thumb brace with a new one—because the Velcro strap that held it on stopped sticking—when I realized that only one small, but critical, section of Velcro was worn; the rest of the brace was fine. I had some Velcro in my sewing basket, so I put the brace on my machine, stitched a ten inch rectangle, and my brace was as good as new. It took me two minutes, and a small amount of thread, to double its life.
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| michaelpollan.com/books/in-defense-of-food |
As I was sewing on the Velcro, feeling thankful that I realized a small repair would return the brace to usable condition, I thought of the message in Michael Pollan’s book, In Defense of Food. He suggested that we try to eat like our great-grandmothers did: local, seasonal, “real food” that is healthier for us and more sustainable for the planet.
There are many things we can learn from our great-grandmothers’ life styles. They:
- prepared “slow food” rather than fast food
- hung their clothes to dry
- ate seasonal food
- grew produce with organic fertilizers
- preserved produce for the winter
- reused whenever possible
- mended an item to extend its life (although Velcro wouldn’t have been widely available for almost a century)
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