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It put a smile on my face.

Completely food un-related. Sorry about that.

That’s Bento Boxed Lunch of course.

At first I was a little weirded out by this whole idea, it seems to involve lots of plastic containers, and lots of food cut into cute shapes, but where do all those discarded edges go? What a waste.

But after reading further, I can see the appeal. I treat everyday lunches so casually. Usually, I pop something frozen into the microwave at work, and save my thought, effort, and creativity for dinner, the important meal. I could get into these adorable and appealing little lunches, that mostly seem very well-balanced.

Here’s blogs about bentos I found that I like a lot:
All My Bento Are Belong To Me
Lunch In A Box
Cooking Cute

And here’s one that’s some really wild and great food art, but I’m not really sure I’d want to eat:
Sakurako Kitsa’s Flickr

This is a great short video about a young couple just starting out as farmers near Portland, Oregon.
Banks apparently won’t lend money to anything agricultural, no matter how sound the business plan. A country estate, however, is a much more fiscally sound investment.

Click here for the video.

Click around once you’re there, as Cooking Up A Story has a whole bunch of great short videos about the sustainable food movement.