I have not been able to get any grain yet. It is all in the country, and the people talk instead of working.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are some who complain that there is not enough food grain. But I put the argument that at the moment we use 2000 census population figures and require 50-55 million tonnes for distribution.
As people move further away from a meat-based diet, I think the focus will shift to using grains as the central focus of our food supply.
Grain that is used to feed animals that end up on our tables as turkeys and hams could have gone to feed starving people.
Illinois corn farmers are the Nation's number two exporter of feed grains.
We need these figures who don't exactly go against the grain but create a new grain.
I'm super supportive of locally grown foods and farmers. Here in L.A., I know all of my farmers markets and go there weekly.
I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.
Most grain foods, whether we're talking about quinoa, amaranth, the very popular grains of the day - the reality is they still are associated with a carbohydrate surge.
Poverty diminishes confidence. So if someone offers you a grain store, even if you really need a plough, you take what is offered to you.
We had grain but no mills, so I designed a special mill of wood so we could make flour.