COVID-19 Discussion

COVID-19 Discussion

Although events are on hold, I still wanted to provide a forum to discuss everything that’s going on in the world.  So I am going to be hosting smaller gatherings through Zoom.  If you are interested in participating, let me know. Here are some questions that...
More Food and Health Tips

More Food and Health Tips

Focusing on the quality of my food has led me to think more about my health, which is especially important at a time like this.  With all the news stories that we are bombarded with, it can be very easy to become fearful and feel like we don’t have any control. ...
Tips on Buying Food

Tips on Buying Food

Since communal gatherings are on hold, I thought I would provide some actionable tips that might be helpful: Small Grocery Stores A few grocery stores I go to are Plum Market in Old Town, Dill Pickle in Logan Square, and Local Foods in Bucktown.  They haven’t...
World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements

World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements

“The teacher certification monopoly has nothing whatsoever to do with the mastery of an intellectual discipline.  Indeed every year, many competent people are denied admission to the business or forced out of it because they know too much.”  John Taylor...
Film Screening Initiative

Film Screening Initiative

One of Community Dining’s new initiatives focuses on screenings of films that stimulate conversation about insufficiently explored topics and challenge people to view these topics through a new paradigm.  Most Likely to Succeed, “a thought-provoking...
Why Understanding our Food Systems Matters

Why Understanding our Food Systems Matters

“The home-cooked meal is revered as the ultimate expression of food integrity.” “Human self-actualization, human self-affirmation, I think is actually encouraged and stimulated when we viscerally participate in the physical elements of life.” ...