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Read in August, 2009
Wow, this book was excellent. I found it to be probably the most comprehensive book about food politics that I've read. It encompasses a lot of important points and really takes a thorough look at all of the intricacies of our current food system. For example, the author makes all of the important connections and leaves no stones unturned. She explains how our current food system leads to overproduction, environmental devastation, hunger and questionable food products. She makes the connection b...more
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Read in January, 2001
I read this the week it first came out, as my Mom is obsessed with nutrition. I guess that's weird. Nobody else in my junior high was the least bit interested in hippie food. I loved going to the hippie stores and being able to communicate with the help, even though they always seemed to be high. I re-read this book at Powell's recently and although I'm a lot older, it's still full of good info. Interesting and even historical!
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While an intersting book from the basis of adding more vegetables to our diet but the recipes themselves are lacking. I have tried a couple of them and they are bland, tasteless and in the case of the breads, hard as rocks. Worth reading and some of the ideas are very on point, but be prepared to modify the recipes.
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