false 36 97 76 true 6028237 read 1 true 5381291 currently-reading 20 true 5381286 to-read 3 false 5393049 novels 0 false 5393046 non-fiction 0 false 5393047 history 0 false 5393051 food 0 false 5393048 favorites 0 false 5393059 short-stories 0 false 5393054 crafty http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68950769 A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68379124 A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback) by Bill Bryson
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68333665 The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Hardcover) by Margaret Atwood
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68318358 Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (Hardcover) by Bill McKibben
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62205301 Mary-Heather's review of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver

I haven't - off to check him out! :) Thanks for the recommendation! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62205301 to: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Hardcover) by Barbara Kingsolver
I knew I would agree with the premise of this book, but I didn't know that I would love it and feel empowered by it. I just finished it last night, and feel excited to go forward and continue to seek out local, sustainable food choices. I think I read this at the right time in my life - I've always believed in local commerce (not just food) and I have definite (strong) opinions about what I eat and how it is prepared - I really value home cooking, food from scratch... mindful preparation and eating. Since moving to New Mexico and gaining a small backyard a year ago, I've built, planted, and fallen in love with my 8' by 4' square foot garden. My successes and struggles in the garden have made me respect even more the struggles of small farmers and the passion it must take to work the earth and provide food, as well as people like my grandparents in West Virginia, who raise their own vegetables - as well as chickens and pigs (their neighbor raises the cows for beef) - and hunt and fish much what they do not raise... not to make money, but because that's just how things are done. :) I am definitely invigorated and looking forward to trying some of the recipes and planning ahead for next year, when I'd like to produce even more of my own food as well as support the farmers I'm meeting this year at the weekly grower's market and preserve their harvest, as well as my own, to sustain me throughout the year. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67756899 Stacey's review of Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
by Charlaine Harris

Your comment about the Southern voice is interesting, because my family is from the South, I was partly raised in Virginia and definitely identify as Southern, in part... and the horrible and inconsistent accents is the main thing that drives me bonkers about the TV show - I can't get through an episode because of them even though the show looks really good. (The film/TV accent issue happens to be a personal pet peeve of mine in general.) Now I'm curious about the books, though - you piqued my interest. :) ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65015574 Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally (Hardcover) by Alisa Smith
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