My updated thesis goal:
We learn about our world through experience, but in modern America we don’t always grow up seeing how food is brought to the table. Without a full understanding of where food comes from, our culture has lost the ability to connect our food choices to effects in the environment. I will address this issue by designing a tool that will help children in suburban families make the connection between the food they eat and it’s origin at an early age.
1. a teacher (children ages 3- 6)
2. head of a school farming program (hopefully in NYC)
3. parents of children age 3-6
4. parents with children who have once been 3-6
5. any parents at all!
6. toy designer
7. president, owner, or other head person at a toy design company
8. owner or manager of a toy store
9. expert in early childhood development
10. wendell berry (farmer, food writer, and a leader of the local food movement)
11. other authors or leaders who are like-minded to wendell berry
12. someone who has proven an actual human need to know the process behind the food we eat (or other objects we use)...i don't know who this person is, but i think they are out there. maybe a philosopher or theorist who focused on effects of industrialization (even if not specifically about food)? anyone remember anything from global issues about this?
13. kids cooking instructor
14. a farmer, or someone who can tell me more about growing food*
15. someone who knows about how to put a screen on a refrigerator (DT student?)
16. stone barns instructor*
17. KidFresh - natural pre-prepared kids food (store on Upper West Side)
18. Anna Lappe - writer on food issues
19. exibit designer at children's museum (or other director)
20. Alice Waters (or anyone at edible school yard*....thanks rob!)
* i have established these contacts ... but more are welcome!
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