Environmental debates aside, let’s not forget the importance of keeping our bodies healthy. Biking to the market (or anywhere, for that matter), eating organic and soy-based foods, and cooking at home simply keep us healthy, active, and free of toxins.

Congrats on starting your first official forum-war, Jen! People get heated when they are passionate and/or when they identify so strongly by their opinions that they must defend them at all costs. Keep your passions alive – it’s something you do really well.

Thank you for your honesty. I am sorry that my attempts to make a more gentle, compassionate footprint came across as self-righteous. (Perhaps I should have mentioned that the wording of my resolutions comes directly from Bon Appetit magazine. I will add the reference.)

I don’t understand much of the science behind the state of our environment, and I apologize for my ignorance. I do know that leaving more resources for the rest of the world, and being a steward of the gift of this Earth frankly just makes me feel good. For that I will not apologize.

Enjoy the recipes. Maybe you’ll have something more positive to say about those.

Jen

It may not happen in our life time, but eventually our habits of relying on cheap oil as energy especially to support our transportation habits will have to change dramatically–and people will be biking to places out of necessity rather than choice. Good for those people who do bike to the market instead of driving, they are heros for taking a stand against the status gas guzzling quo, while improving their well being and using less energy.