Not that I'm against meat eating. But I think we're eating too much.

Of the seven deadly sins, surely it is pride that most commonly afflicts the gardener.

My hope is that if people have the knowledge, and if they actually see where their food comes from and have access to the information, they will make better ethical choices.

Tree planting is always a utopian enterprise, it seems to me, a wager on a future the planter doesn't necessarily expect to witness.

We are what we eat, it is often said, but of course that's only part of the story. We are what what we eat eats too.

In Joel's view, that reformation begins with people going o the trouble and expense of buying directly from farmers they know - "relationship marketing," as he calls it. He believes the only meaningful guarantee of integrity is when buyers and sellers can look one another in the eye, something few of us ever take the trouble to do. "Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?"

Don't eat breakfast cereals that change the color of your milk.