http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9260 grace Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:14:42 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9260 i thought about going to the event , esp. the tasting event, but decided against it b/c of the steep txt price. i grew up in asia eating slow food--local foods produced by local people. ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9250 Bear Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:13:22 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9250 Hi Mandy, No need to apologize; clarification much appreciated. I'm not sure how to address "disconnected" (from what or whom exactly?), and there are quite a few possibilities, so I'd rather not speculate. As ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9228 Diane Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:32:43 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9228 Thank you for being brave enough to share this. I didn't attend the event because - although I am an advocate of slow food, and a locavore from way back - I was put ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9207 Bear Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:01:23 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9207 And a quick p.s. to Sam, to the point, "Just because people choose not to join, doesn’t mean they aren’t working just as hard [to improve the food system] in their own way." Absolutely ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9206 mandy Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:20:21 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9206 To Bear (Again. Sorry): I take back the "exclusionary" comment; that was a little harsh and even further from appropriate than the term 'elitist.' How about..."disconnected as a result of being overly ambitious and simultaneously lacking ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9198 Bear Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:39:09 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9198 Hi Sam, and thanks, this is just the kind of dialogue we need to be having. I'm not quite clear on what you're saying about the $65 admission cost. If your point is that it ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9192 mandy Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:14:02 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9192 Stephanie, I read this when you first posted, and revisited it today to catch the rest of the comments. Just today I posted my own thoughts on my blog as a somewhat jaded producer, but ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9175 gordonzola Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:35:05 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9175 I was going to leave a comment to the folks who seem to think that those of us who complained about the condescending way Slow Foods treated its volunteers were greedy or expecting too much. ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9174 Dominic Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:52:35 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9174 So sorry for the delay in responding to your blog entry, I have been concluding our project programs from SFN week. I am the producer for Slow Food Nation, including much of the volunteer programming. ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9148 Stephanie Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:45:47 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/09/02/somethings-rotten-in-the-state-of-the-nation/#comment-9148 To all volunteers who have written in about giving without expectation of receiving, I just want to reiterate what I said in my piece and what I repeated in comment #48. I acknowledged it was ...