Sara's review
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
by Alisa Smith, J.B. Mackinnon
Sara's review
Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally by Alisa Smith, J.B. Mackinnon
Sara's review
rating:
"Plenty" is a memoir about one of the hottest topics among environmentalists these days--where does our food come from and what are we really putting in our mouths. I found the writers' struggle to eat food only grown within 100 miles of their home in Vancouver fascinating, particularly what they gave up. I learned from just how far away some of our "staples" come, and what it costs in terms of energy to deliver them to us. The book has made me much more conscious about what I purchase at the grocery store and much more interested in supporting local farmers. There's nothing like the taste of free-range organic eggs fresh-laid the day before you eat them. And locally raised and slaughtered chickens taste like what I remember from my childhood. In these days of fast food and prepared entrees, I saw just how much has been lost. Who still remembers how to can or preserve food? A great read on the real cost of big agribusiness and federal farm subsidies.
