Becky Davies

Since a region’s cheese is a reflection of its past, perhaps we should worry most about what a product like American cheese will say about us in the future.

While by no means world-changing, I view the home brewing of soda gesture as an expression of dissatisfaction with an industry with small origins but prolific impacts on human health, both bodily and sociologically, through the erosion of local differentiation.

Next time you walk amidst the green spaces on Columbia’s campus, try this exercise. Envision every tree, shrub, vine, and flower as a food-producing plant. Sustainable food, meaning minimally processed food that is grown locally in an ethically and environmentally conscious manner, is not only for the rich.