Author Archives: Jack T Gerhard

I believe the contemplative practices we have held in class have been very useful in enhancing my awareness of the material. In particular the session dealing with cacao was particularly rousing. When the cacao was initially mentioned I was met with joy. After all the  fundamental ingredient that creates chocolate must be as enjoyable as it’s production. Beforehand I had… Read more »

We have been told from a young age that humans started as a hunter-gatherer society. However, as time has progressed we stopped hunting; humans have progressed to the search for something more artificial, something easier to grab and gather. With the uprising of the industrialization of food we have come to find that nutrition, the quality of our foods, has been… Read more »