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From Grocery Stores to Supermarkets: A Look at the Evolution of Food Shopping
Do you remember going to the grocery store with your parents when you were a kid? It was probably a pretty different experience than going to the supermarket today. In this blog post, we will take a look at the evolution of food shopping from 1950 to present day. You might be surprised at some…
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A New Journey Has Begun…
I explored a number of areas that I’m passionate about but nothing has the ongoing and potential environmental, health, and community impact of food. The past 12 years working to transform the food supply chain has equipped me to question the fundamental assumptions of the current system.
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Having a “FIKA”! It’s been too long
Fika is both a Swedish verb and noun (pronounced “fee-ka”) that roughly means “to drink coffee/tea/squash,” usually accompanied by something sweet.[1] Full Definition I’m not sure what happened but the other day I have a few minutes to kill while waiting for a meeting early in the morning near the little coffee cafe on campus at Clark University. I quickly had a flashback…
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Can You Believe This Was One Year Ago?
At holidays I like to look back at old posts to see what I was up to and thinking a year or so ago. I read this post and realized how much has happened in the past year of my CarFreeBrad.com life and how much I have to be thankful for. In short, I’ve been…
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Blogging Hungry
The last few weeks have been very slow by CarFreeBrad.com standards. I’ve only been posting about 3 times a week and quite a few have been below my best work. Now I have a laundry list of excuses but none of them get to root of the problem and they all feel rather hollow. So…
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CarFree Radio- Market in Boston with Mike Hughes
This segment got going a bit late so it had to wait until today for posting. We recorded “Bikes&Beers” at Market on Broad St in Boston last night and had a great time talking about a host of things. Some bike related, some beer related and everything in between. I have to warn you, this…