I like the idea of feeding ourselves off the richness of the land in our backyards. We cut out the mega-corporation, the food processors, the herbicides, fungicides, flouricides, and carbocides.

On the other hand, I don't have a back yard. The plot I do rent is layered with concrete slab. So gathering food in my back yard is impractical, no matter how good the idea. Then, standing in the shower, I realized, "here's an appropriate place for ritual." When an action or social behavior is no longer practical in the context of our daily living, ritual can keep the connection alive. A ritual in which we gathered acorns once a year to eat would help us remember the connection to earth and the cycles of life that do still feed us but that are hidden from our view by transportation, specialized labor, etc.