A.M. Hasler's Blog (6)

Who prepared it? What is the dish called? What does it taste

like?



I always cook at home. I go in and out of a state called "broke", and the easiest way to eat cheap and still eat will is knowing the right way to grocery shop, store food, and COOK! My girlfriend loves it, although it's created an enabling environment for her: one in which she does not have to… Continue

There you go, my first step. As something of a transient around these parts. I've certainly been inspired to do more in the longer term for urban gardening in Buenos Aires. A lot more. That's a longer term thing.



But what, Adam, are you doing today to sustainably improve the food security of one person in your community?



I just volunteered at the vegetable gardens at the public mental hospital down the road. Jeepers! I'll let you know how that goes...I think learning about… Continue

I'm dismayed to learn that I've found relatively little information on the food security infrastructure that supports Buenos Aires' residents. Strange, I think, given how politicized the issues of tariffs and subsidies are around here. More on my quest to find out how the food production and distribution system works later...



I did find two small things: El Tejar, and Argentine company that works with farmers to manage risk using mapping… Continue

Barring catastrophe, I will have finished my PhD, and will live in Austin, TX with my wife and a kid, the city where I grew up and where my wh*** extended family still lives. I will first and foremost be a good husband and dad. I would also like to adopt or offer a foster home, or have space available for housing emerging artists, designers, and craftspeople.



When Alchemy calls me, it will be in order to get my input on reclaiming urban spaces for more appropriate use by the throngs of… Continue

I'm fascinated by cultural networks, and how values form and spread through them. Additionally, I'm crazy about theories of history and the formation of narratives, and they way media like art and news reporting transmit them. Many of these media end up favoring the values of those who pay the bills for research and development, distribution, and production. Technology has and will continue to have a tremendous impact on how these networks function by all but eliminating the role of power,… Continue

Think creatively: start big, use constraints as a filter and find the simplest solutions.



This hits the nail on the head in terms of a productive creative process. The first step is the most critical, and most overlooked by way of assumption...in my experience people often forget the process of developing independent value systems and ethics that later influence their vision of how the world should look. This involves asking tough questions, like why should people be free? Why is fair… Continue