"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants."

It's not my intention to make this a food blog, but I think everyone should read this article by Michael Pollan, published in The New York Times magazine. And I say this not to be preachy, but because I feel that it's a well-written and thought-provoking look at the shift that has ocurred over the last 20-30 years (i.e. my lifetime) in our (American) cultural relationship with food. It also conveniently emphasizes some of the same dietary goals that I have made for myself this year: eat more vegetables, eat more whole foods, eat more raw foods, eat more local foods.

I purchased the produce in my photo at a local farmer's market last August. Those figs were to die for. I miss summer.