http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:09:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/#comment-5913 Zev Winicur Fri, 02 May 2008 04:37:40 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/#comment-5913 As a former member of the wild rice nation, I am distressed that hand-harvested wild rice is in danger of disappearing. Hand harvesting is the most sustainable way of growing wild rice since much of the rice falls into the water and re-seeds the plants. Don't let the Minnesota wild rice disappear! Make sure that you all go out and buy Minnsota-grown wild rice this weekend! I usually mix it with brown rice to make various pilafs (2 parts brown rice, one part wild rice, plus whatever fruit, nuts, or spices I feel like adding in). As a former member of the wild rice nation, I am distressed that hand-harvested wild rice is in danger of disappearing. Hand harvesting is the most sustainable way of growing wild rice since much of the rice falls into the water and re-seeds the plants. Don’t let the Minnesota wild rice disappear! Make sure that you all go out and buy Minnsota-grown wild rice this weekend! I usually mix it with brown rice to make various pilafs (2 parts brown rice, one part wild rice, plus whatever fruit, nuts, or spices I feel like adding in).

]]> http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/#comment-5881 Leah Koenig Thu, 01 May 2008 21:20:51 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/#comment-5881 Thanks for that story Shmuel. Unfortunately (and correct me if I'm wrong), I think that maple syrup might be one of the exceptions to the "save the species by eating it" theory. Climate change doesn't listen to market forces. Thanks for that story Shmuel. Unfortunately (and correct me if I’m wrong), I think that maple syrup might be one of the exceptions to the “save the species by eating it” theory. Climate change doesn’t listen to market forces.

]]> http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/#comment-5880 Rabbi Shmuel Thu, 01 May 2008 20:53:12 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/save-the-maple-syrup-eat-more-pancakes/#comment-5880 as a member of the maple nation, I am constrained to point out that this is an important graphic - I had the privilege to have been asked to speak at a Tribal Land Climate Change Conference sponsored by the NWF some time ago. The many speakers spoke about their disappearing icons - the salmon, the bear etc. One of the slides showed the "migration" of the sugar maple to Canada from the US by 2040. I looked at my host and asked him if he had inserted that slide as a joke. He looked at me and aid "No, you're in this thing too" Maple production has been on the declien steadily for quite some time largely due to a shortened season and uncertainty in tapping times. So it's nice to see that there is some awareness of this out there. Great graphic! as a member of the maple nation, I am constrained to point out that this is an important graphic - I had the privilege to have been asked to speak at a Tribal Land Climate Change Conference sponsored by the NWF some time ago. The many speakers spoke about their disappearing icons - the salmon, the bear etc. One of the slides showed the “migration” of the sugar maple to Canada from the US by 2040. I looked at my host and asked him if he had inserted that slide as a joke. He looked at me and aid “No, you’re in this thing too” Maple production has been on the declien steadily for quite some time largely due to a shortened season and uncertainty in tapping times. So it’s nice to see that there is some awareness of this out there. Great graphic!

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