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Kirk Finken does the weekly shopping for the family. The Finken family—Kirk, 43, Danielle Roy, 50, Anna, 11, and Coco Simone (called Coco), 16, live in a suburban straw bale home. They live a block-and-a-half east of Lac Deschênes in the city of Gatineau*, Quebec. Cooking methods Electric stove. Food preservation: refrigerator-freezer. The image is part of a collection of images and documentation for Hungry Planet 2, a continuation of work done after publication of the book project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, by Peter Menzel & Faith D'Aluisio.The Finkens try to eat from the bounty of local farmers and producers to get the freshest food possible and grow some of their own summer and fall vegetables in raised beds in their front yard. They buy organic foods to the extent that they can afford the higher cost but they try to economize on staple foods. Kirk does most of the family shopping, and makes those purchases at the no-frills supermarket chain—Super C. At the bigger markets," says Kirk, everything is so seductive that you end up spending more money (than you intended)". He sees it as consumer manipulation.The Finken’s diet has changed recently because Coco has decided to try vegetarianism. The family supports her decision by eating less meat than in the past, which is not so difficult, because they don’t eat much meat anyway.French Canadian Danielle, who is an arts administrator, grew up in the town called Lévis, outside Quebec City. Kirk, a writer and editor, grew up in Vancouver.Mornings generally start with a soy-milk-and-fresh fruit smoothie; lunch and dinner could easily consist of spicy Indian mata paneer (cheese curds and peas) with tofu, or a simple homemade tomato soup and Special requests from Coco for her birthday celebration yielded a potato cheese gratin from Kirk, and from Danielle a grated beet salad with salty cheese, and a carrot cake.Favorite foods—Kirk: poutine. Danielle: Ice cream and watermelon. Anna: mata paneer with tofu. Coco: Indian spiced lentils and chapatis. Are there any foods that they don’t like? Lumpy organic yogurt from the natural food store.*The Finkens live in the area of Gatineau that was called Alymer until 2002 when five adjacent municipalities were joined into one, after the community of Gatineau after the most populated of the five.The image is part of a collection of images and documentation for Hungry Planet 2, a continuation of work done after publication of the book project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, by Peter Menzel & Faith D'Aluisio.
Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com
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