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Maybe certain groups of people like being told what to do and what to feel guilty about? This book has made an impact on my actual life and how I buy my groceries in the last month or so. It makes me think more often of the idea of local food. Kingsolver writes compellingly of her beliefs, what her family does, and why they do it, but of course I already had been exposed to a lot of this information in different form in newspapers and magazines. Certain groups of people like the idea of a prescr
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I am so torn about this book! On one hand, in the intro especially, Kingsolver comes off as completely out of touch (e.g. commentary on "American food culture" that makes blanket, universalizing statements that are, in reality, only truth for middle-to-upper class white folks; claiming that it is less expensive to eat fresh and local, and to start your own garden, without considering that the average U.S. citizen is working multiple jobs just to be broke, and that Kingsolver "re-prioritizing" he
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Goodness, what didn't I learn from this book?! I was already pretty into the idea of eating locally, but Kingsolver laid out even more compelling reasons than I'd seen before. The tale of her family's year of raising their own food was exciting and inspiring, too, full of useful ideas about growing and preparing food. There were even seasonal meal plans and recipes (contributed by Kingsolver's daughter Camille), some of which I'm very excited to try. (Actually this book has me wanting to try all
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Although I will probably never be a farmer or a radicalist, I was totally intoxicated by the idea of this book. (Not that Kingsolver is being radical, but she takes local eating to the extreme in ways that most people are unable to do, eg. having a farm). Not only will this book teach you about turkey sex, it has a really good recipe for strawberry rhubarb crumble and might inspire you to bake your own bread or go to a farmer's market, both worthwile pursuits.
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This is the kind of book that makes me want to actually DO things. We'll see how long that lasts, but this was a very thought provoking read.
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Sep 21, 2009
Crysta
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