http://www.vpr.net/audio/programs/84/2012/11/2012-1120-vermontedition.mp3
The frenzied preparations that mark Thanksgiving can serve to distance us from the very food we're celebrating. So Tuesday on Vermont Edition, we talk with two people who have thought extensively about the meaning of food and what it reveals about our cultural priorities and values. Our guests are Tovar Cerulli, a vegan-turned-hunter and author of The Mindful Carnivore; and Ben Hewitt, author of The Town That Food Saved, which explores agricultural enterprise in Hardwick.
Also in the program, connecting with food that isn't cultivated. Nova Kim and Les Hook are experts at gathering wild edible plants. We learn their secrets to foraging, even during the lean winter months.
