Hungry?

Hungry?

Yeah, me too.

What are you hungry for?

A burger?

Mac and Cheese?

Ice cream?

We, as occupants of the first world with many of us holding a job that refers to our collar, are blessed with an abundance of food. And in a way we are cursed with an extreme disconnect with where and how our food arrives in our refrigerator and on our plates.

Where does it come from?

How long does it last?

Can you make it last longer?

And the question that fascinates me the most. (Drumroll please)

How much do we need?

That is the million dollar question.

I'm not talking portion size, like super-size fast food, or those tiny bits of food you get at fancy restaurants. Don't care.

I'm not talking about the bare minimum you need to sustain life. Boring.

I'm talking about if someone gave you a bushel of potatoes, how long would you live?

http://egregores.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/peas-and-potato-soup/

A week? A month?

Six months?

And in step with that, comes another question; 

How long can I live, nutritionally on just potatoes?

During certain times in our ancestor's history we were forced to survive on meager amounts during famine, winter, traveling and other times of inconvenience.

I want to know if someone in 2013, with our brilliant technology, and computers that can do anything, with our fuel efficient cars and solar panels. Can we do that?

I don't know the answer, yet.

But I'd like to find out.

This will become an ongoing conversation (so stay tuned) and when the time favors the conversation with shift into an experiment.

What kind of experiment, you ask?

You'll see.