CIRCULAR ECONOMY? RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS

Our recent trip to Salt Lake City in Utah was a revelation in more ways than one. My brain hurts as I feel the cells growing and stretching!! It was fascinating…!
 
Interesting to note it had been 39 years since I last set foot in the US. A teenager experiencing an exciting new environment. Away from college, the farm and late 80s, it was only for the summer weeks on a J1 visa. But I remember a large gathering of family and relatives at the house before I left as if it was for a lifetime. Memories of emigration resonated. While my job was a live in au pair on the outskirts of Washington DC, I was so excited about the familiarity of McDonalds, Wendys, KFC. Still relatively new in Ireland at the time. It was like being on a movie set. First time on a plane. First time seeing obese people. I was so charmed by the pizza delivery concept. Far from it I was raised. Our food system has significantly changed in these years and I believe Taco Bell has arrived recently to add to the growing list of US outlets.  Drone deliveries are a thing now… That didn’t take long!
 
It was no wonder that the irony of my trip was to follow the movement of traditional foods, raw milk, nourishing broth and the like! Who knew! How the wheel turns! Is this a circular economy in action? 

​Anne Maher