on a dollar a day…
food equity. what does that phrase mean to you? currently, food equity is a social justice movement aimed at evening out the amount of food and money spent on food that is in such extremes around the world. a social justice activist, high school teacher, and vegan named christopher greenslate, together with his other half kerri leonard, recently published a book entitled, “on a dollar a day: one couple’s unlikely adventures in eating in america”. the premise for the experiment was this: tired of the cost of groceries rising, and wanting to become more aware of the hardships of others around the world, kerri and christopher undertake a month of eating at less than $1 per day per person. sound impossible? want to know what they ate, how it worked, and what, if any, good has come out of it? buy the book, read the blog, or get the synopsis interview in the current issue of vegnews magazine. i found this intriguing! and it has inspired me to look closer at what i consider “essential”.
