Dinner at Rocco and Olga's - St. Helena Island SC
“For a meal
to be truly wholesome, all involved should participate in the preparation,
consumption and clean-up.” - Earl Beery
“One of the
best ways to stay grounded is to regularly have your hands in the dirt.” Debbie DeJong.
If we want to interact in a meaningful way
with others, one of the best opportunities is to share a meal. Yes, meeting at a restaurant is a good
opportunity for a change of scenery and some good interaction, but there is
nothing like it when people gather and consume a meal in which all have
participated.
We live in a time and a place where an
amazing variety of foods are available, and tutorials on how to prepare food
are easily obtained. We also live in a
time where it seems the foods that are the most convenient and often very cheap
are some of the unhealthiest things we can eat.
But we all have choices – many of us have a bit of land or access to
land on which we can grow a bit of our own food. It doesn’t take that much – seeds can often
be gotten free or very inexpensively.
Dirt is everywhere, and spending a bit of time tending to something that
will actually help sustain us? Well, as
the tired adage goes, that is priceless.
But there is something about participating
fully with others in a meal. Many
different talents come together, and inevitably we can learn something new
about food. Accomplishing all the small
tasks it takes to complete requires that we cooperate with others and in the
end all feel like they have been a part of accomplishing something. And something about coming together with
others to create a meal seems to be one of the most natural and age-old forms
of sharing that there is.
Beyond being an opportunity to interact
and get to know others better, it is a great way to break the ice and get to know
people in the first place. And it is an
opportunity to do some great service work – there are always those around us
who are struggling financially or are new to the area. Far beyond the physical benefits of paying
attention to what we eat, there are all sorts of healthy aspects surrounding
food that we can incorporate into our lives.
Today, may I learn to cooperate and share.
Have a great Tuesday !!
David
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