I really recommend the latest Food Progamm on Belfast's culinary revolution. The council has been investing public money to create a thriving gastronomy in the city, which before was unexistant. Belfast Bred, for exampl, is a walking and eating tour based on this new "foody culture": fun, entertaining, original and delicious.
But the real implications are so much more far reaching: what I mean, and I won't stop rallying about it, is that there are so many ways to create a prosperous economy based on sustainable and longterm values such as agriculture, small businesses and excellent LOCAL quality.
It's not difficult to understand is it? One doesn't need to be an economist or a politician to see the logic in it. One doesn't need much to understand that these would be the foundations for a solid economy based on local people, elements and crafts. This is the basis of culture - anywhere you go, it can be found - and it needs to be pruned, watered and looked after for it to flourish into a beautiful, healthy plant that will give back plenty and more.
Of course, I'm talking from the point of view of Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain - and no, I won't start going into all that is wrong with this place, but we should make a move away from tourism and construction - or in the long term it will destroy us.
....let the snail be with you!
Aja...
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