Aveline Kushi

Born in Japan, Kushi came to the U.S. in 1951 and found "there was almost no good food," she wrote in her autobiography. "We discovered that we couldn't depend on the food industry, the government or the medical profession to change. We would have to make wonderful food available to everybody ourselves." She thus opened an organic food store in Massachusetts, and later another in Los Angeles, starting a trend that has swept the country in the years since. "She is the originator of the natural food movement in America," said her husband, Michio. "Even the word 'natural food' -- she chose to use that." She survived for nine years after being diagnosed with cancer, but died from it July 3 at home in Massachusetts. She was 78. From This is True for 1 July 2001 Suggestions for further reading: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp Amazon Price: $10.12 Customer Review: I was excited to read this book, having just finished the Omnivore's Dilemma and Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, both of which are very thought provoking, lucidly argued, and well written (though not without their flaws). This book by contra...   Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser... by Steve Solomon Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: This is one of the best gardening books I have ever read... although some of the other reviews noted that the author operated with a condescending 'my way is the only right way' view, I did not take it that way. Mr. Solomon has shared some valuable i...   Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach (7th Edition) by Mary B. Gregoire Amazon Price: $60.61 Customer Review: I wish I wouldn't have wasted my money on this useless text. It's hard to follow, big and bulky, and had nothing to do with Foodservice Management (which was the title of my class). I do not recommend to buy it if you are looking to learn something a...   The Petit Appetit Cookbook: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture Your Baby and To... by Lisa Barnes Amazon Price: $12.89 Customer Review: Okay, I guess. A bit embarrassed to have needed a book to tell me "Mash banana, feed to baby", but hey, I'm new at this. Gripes: Author discusses high nitrite foods to be avoided before 8 months. It should read nitrates. Nitrates are...   Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Rev... by Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis Amazon Price: $16.47 Customer Review: I have been doing what I thought was organic gardening for years but this book has opened my eyes to many new things. Their simple explanations about the life cycle of different organisms helped me form a whole new approach to gardening. I highly rec...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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