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Leslie Allen
Reno, Nevada
I was born in California, and have fond memories of homegrown tomatoes and freshly caught crawdads. My family moved a lot when I was growing up. I even lived on the East coast for a while. More about Leslie
Laura Solorio
Salinas, California
I am third in a line of strong Yaqui women. My grandmother was from Baja California, from the town of Santa Rosalia. She came to the United States as a young woman, with her first child, escaping an abusive husband. More about Laura
Scott Swendsen
Boise, Idaho
I am in my late 40's and single and a bit selfish. Having no children and no spouse has allowed me to pretty much explore life in a much different way than most families would. More about Scott
Paulette Thompson
Seattle, Washington
I, P. Thompson, also known as Paulette, love food. It should not surprise you that I love to cook and eat good food. I also love talking about it, thinking about it, and reading about it. More about Paulette
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Wild fires
Posted at 12:29 PM on July 7, 2008 by Laura Solorio (1 Comments)
We've been watching the news closely about the Big Sur fires. Big Sur is about 45 miles from Salinas. It provides us with wonderful hikes and sheer beauty. Is global warming affecting weather in a way that made the fires more ominous than normal? That's been a big topic for me recently. I'm hoping that my year as an aspiring Locavore teaches me more about the world I live in. Aside from trying to lessen my carbon footprint, though, I can't lose sight of trying to impact those who make decisions about car emissions, maintaining farm lands and wilderness areas and those who make decisions about what food is available. As part of my Locavore year, I'm going to add a new discipline to my week: a weekly email to various politicians about food. I have to stop sitting back and let others do all the work.
Laura
Comments (1)
Hi Laura,
The status of wildfires in our western US environment has certainly become a huge issue with many people - both on the impact it is having on our forests as well as the impact to the people living in these areas.
While I won't get into my thoughts on what is occurring, I will share with you an aspect that could result from the ongoing smoke from these wildfires. Last year here in Boise we had several months of very smoky, hazy conditions.
Further north of us is a valley hemmed in by the Idaho mountains (and forests which were ablaze). Well the smoke in this valley was so intense that the main local organic carrot crop for the year was completely lost. This little tidbit was shared with me this past winter at the Boise Co-op as I was trying to find local produce.
So lets hope that these fires won't impact people's food harvest too much!
Posted by Scott | July 11, 2008 4:11 PM