What’s for dinner? Decades ago, it was an easier question to answer. But today, we’re confronted with seemingly endless choices: for the diet we follow, the food we buy, where we buy it, and how we cook it.
Each choice hints at deeper questions: We might be able to eat everything our hearts, minds, and stomachs desire, but should we? If we’re lucky enough to have endless choices, what is our responsibility to ensure others—in the neighboring community or across the globe—have the same? And how do we extend that access in a way that sustains and respects local food practices?
Feature originally appeared in the Macalester College alumni magazine, Macalester Today.