A daughter’s perspective on the Kalamazoo cyclist tragedy
byCertain tragedies are so unbelievable, immediately soaking up the nation’s consciousness like a thirsty sponge, that they become synonymous with a community’s name. Think:…
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Learning to grow deep roots
byEvery summer, *culture is not optional (the umbrella organization of Topology Magazine) hosts a group of interns in Three Rivers, Michigan. We work, study,…
Less is more
byWhen I watch Naturali Tea—one of the final nominees in the 2016 Real Food Films competition—its lush greenery and charming pastoral vistas give rise…
Imitation home
byA flavor can flood us with memories of a time and place, and we are slammed to that place in the short film, Home…
Pay what you can
by“Food: why do some people have it, and others don’t? It just doesn’t make sense!” exclaims one interviewee featured in the short film Everybody Eats,…
Real Food Films: A sampler platter of places
byIt’s nearly impossible to talk about food without talking about place—where something was grown, where it was eaten, what culture is represented in its…
Full of joy
byGiven our enthusiasm for food—the cooking, eating, and particularly, the sharing of it—the staff of *culture is not optional (the publisher of Topology Magazine)…
Preserving the harvest
byIn small, rural communities in Haiti, farmers have bushels of fruit that they are unable to bring to market in the cities before the…
Recommended: looking out the window
byHere’s one of my favorite things to do on a Sunday: to settle into our red rocking chair with my feet on the ottoman,…
From the Samaritan’s dirt road to the Information Superhighway
byThe other day, our pastor sent around a link to an article called “The problem of indifference” by Marcus Mescher, writing for the National…