Mending the Earth Through Food
We are your guides to restaurants, markets, food trucks, vendors, and more that offer responsibly grown and sourced food.
I'm Hippo, a book-reading (yes, I did say book reading) hippopotamus from the African savanna and that's my best friend, Al, on my head.
In an effort to save our home and the rest of the world from the inexorable advance of industrial agriculture, we have added our weight (over 4000 pounds) to the vanguard of grassroots movements that are working to regenerate the Earth. Our specialty is sniffing out and telling you about the best places for food that will help tip the scale towards Earth-restorative traditions. We're starting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
“I’ve got eggplant coming out of my ears!” I exclaimed.
“That’s not saying much,” replied Al. “Your ears are tiny.”
Well, we bought a lot of eggplant (It’s ratatouille time) and other things, too. “You’ve got enough food to last a year!” said several humans at the markets.
Truth is, a hippo needs about 80 pounds of food per day, so what we picked up on Saturday morning is a mere snack. Sometimes hippos can’t get enough food. We can last a few weeks by storing food in our bellies, but we take it when it’s available.
We also learned about “Certified Naturally Grown (CNG).” It’s a farm certification something like organic only better.
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