eat some dirt
In his fantastic book "The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved", Sandor Ellix Katz tells us to go eat some dirt.
Clean dirt, obviously. Not dirt downstream from a chemical processing plant.
There's actually a word for it: geophagy. The practice of eating dirt to obtain nutrients. Often seen in rural societies among pregnant women. Those crazy country breeders.
Awesome, hey?
Ellix Katz also sees eating local soil as a fast track integration into the wonderful microbial ecology of where you you live. "Be here now," he says. "Learn to love the flavour of the earth."
I love that.
Washing my (local Kipfler) potatoes a little less energetically.
xxx
Jo
March 14, 2011 at 10:00 pmOoh, I love a good kipfler… steamed to perfection, a drizzle of good olive oil and a sprinkle of salt flakes (preferably Murray River pink salt), mmm. Hadn’t considered the dirt, but does seem to make sense 🙂
Tricia
March 14, 2011 at 10:33 pmShame the dirt in my backyard is full of lead! I read recently about a food growing area in Syd also being contaminated with heavy metals. I so wish we would appreciate the value of our soil and stop polluting it. Once it’s contamined we can’t clean it up.
Big Sky Days
March 15, 2011 at 11:40 amhear, hear! really love this.
Amanda
March 15, 2011 at 3:50 pmAmen fellow country-mum!
Dorit
March 19, 2011 at 5:42 amInteresting, thanks for sharing, would like to read more.