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Dr Nicholas Thompson heightened the idea of how important nutrients was for humanity (community, loving thy neighbor as thy brother etc). In a certain way, what we feed ourselves today has become more about what we see on our feed and instead of what's fed to our...
Should food be a topic that requires us to take up and defend a political or ethical position? You have been click baited. But you should be no stranger to click bait for it is used everywhere, including at your favourite cafes. ‘WE FOCUS ON EATING REAL...
When Steve Farrelly casually mentioned this in week five’s lecture, I laughed. [2] Not because it’s a funny thought to entertain. But because even though my family don’t think about Salmon. We know what it represents. Salmon represents food...
Is food 'just' food? Is it just something we consume as a necessity to survive? Or does it represent something deeper? As I munch through my steak dinner, I don't think about where it came from. I don't think about how I was able to purchase it. I just eat it because...
I was standing in line along with dozens of young women like myself, decked out in vintage Levis and wicker baskets, waiting to purchase exorbitantly priced spray free vegetables at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market when I began to feel self conscious. Do any of us...
The idea food is needed for more than physical wellbeing and survival, but how we eat is vital to our overall well-being resonated with me, as it is significant in our everyday lives. Blackmores suggests if you eat better, exercise more, connect with friends...
Collectively during the first plate we have come to an understanding that food is more than a source of energy and nutrients but a way of survival and an embedded social, political and cultural connection we have between ourselves and the implicit world around us....
The industrial revolution led to a society where each person could now produce more than their requirements to survive, giving people the means to direct efforts towards education, artistic and developmental endeavours. Unfortunately, on an individual level, many of...
This week’s guest speaker Steve Farrelly’s passion about his Breakfast club, really pushed me to write about food from an emotionally charged perspective. How do you eat your meal? How do you feel before, during and after? Did your food open doors of opportunity? Food...
What I have found interesting in this module is the symbolism of food. This has been a key theme that has connected each speaker’s lecture. In Dr. Hirini Kaa’s lecture he stressed the importance of food and how it can symbolise our identity. In this lecture he...
"Food is the starting point for people to seek help." As an over-achieving Art Scholar studying Law, one often becomes stressed; forgetting the purpose behind studying. And then I remember: justice. Justice was a crucial element in seminars by Maria Madill and Steve...
2. Initiatives such as donating non-perishables mitigate hunger, as well as social exclusion in the case of community meals, but they are not long-term solutions. How might food insecurity be tackled effectively? To solve the problem of food insecurity in New Zealand,...