I’ve always had a pet peeve with the way PETA acts. I think most of their tactics make vegans feel smug about themselves but don’t do a great job of getting the average persons support. I don’t think the everyday person would look at an average graphic PETA stunt and feel informed and change their behavior.
Recently I’ve seen a few things that I think could have an effect.
First is The River Cottage, a freaking great show where the host brings a group of people each week to his cottage. Each visitor finds it hard to eat healthy for various reasons. During the visit the host: Hugh Fearnley listens to each guests struggles and beliefs and really tries to inform them about their food in a very personal manor.
The next is a great book: In Defense of Food. Michael Pollan gives a great unpreachy look at the current state of our relationship with food. He leaves with a deep of the food industry and makes it simple for you to get better food.
The last is Mark Bittman’s tedtalk. He does what could described as a Coles Notes version of Michael Pollan book in his speak. If you can’t get some to read In Defense of Food then get them to watch this:
I recently got a Gik notebook as a gift. In my mind Moleskin pretty much had a monopoly in the notebook department. Gik look promising, it describes it’s self as Books for writing, making notes, crossing out, scribbling, underling, scratching, coloring, cutting, drawing, pasting, confessing, inventing and thinking. So with the excepting of my frequent burning it seems to cover the requirements I’m looking for in a notebook.
Gik Notebooks come in a very tight box with nicely kerned text and a mat stock that stops you from just tearing the box in to pieces. The books have a linen cover, well it says hard cloth-bound cover but feels like linen and linen feels good. Inside delivers with a mix of page styles, plain, ruled, plain microperforated, ruled microperforated, vertically ruled, stickers sheets, all your favorites are here. Gik’s out of Buenos Aires, you can buy it there and not sure where you can buy it elsewhere but check out the website: gikbook.com
This one lives up to the hype, the book and DVD could sell separately and I’d buy them both. Nice binding and tons of great shots makes for a great book. Also I’m a sucka for flat mat covers with varnish highlights. The hub button that holds the DVD on the back inside cover doesn’t do a great job but that’s not a big issue cause the DVD will spend most of it’s time in your player. For anyone who lives in a generally flat city all the hill footage is jaw-dropping and the rest asks to be studied in slow motion. And a sticker pack is the icing.
