We were talking about alcohol ingredients last night. Should we find the source of all ingredients in every beverage? In a bottle of beer, even one made in Ohio, there could be hops from England or spices from the Carribean. Manufacturers don’t often publish the source of their ingredients. Unfortunately some might not even know this information. The principle of All American Alcohol is to reduce transportation impact and highlight local breweries and distilleries. Therefore, [...]

I like scotch. Scotch, scotch, scotch. Down it goes. Down into my belly. No more scotch in 2008.

On our way home from a Xmas lunch today, Alex and I were discussing the globalization of trade, especially food trade. We already make efforts to eat locally by participating in a Columbus area Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and shopping our local co-op grocery store. We buy durable goods from ethical businesses and limit our purchases to things we ‘need’ as much as we can. What’s left to do to limit our resource footprint? I [...]