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This book was everything that I'd hoped it would be. Chock full of good information and inspiration. Well written of course... it is Kingsolver, ... (show more)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver returns with her first nonfiction narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.
"As the U.S. population made an unprecedented mad dash for the Sun Belt, one carload of us paddled against the tide, heading for the Promised Land where water falls from the sky and green stuff grows all around. We were about to begin the adventure of realigning our lives with our food chain.
"Naturally, our firs... (show more)
Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver returns with her first nonfiction narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.
"As the U.S. population made an unprecedented mad dash for the Sun Belt, one carload of us paddled against the tide, heading for the Promised Land where water falls from the sky and green stuff grows all around. We were about to begin the adventure of realigning our lives with our food chain.
"Naturally, our first stop was to buy junk food and fossil fuel. . . ."
Hang on for the ride: With characteristic poetry and pluck, Barbara Kingsolver and her family sweep readers along on their journey away from the industrial-food pipeline to a rural life in which they vow to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Their good-humored search yields surprising discoveries about turkey sex life and overly zealous zucchini plants, en route to a food culture that's better for the neighborhood and also better on the table. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet.
"This is the story of a year in which we made every attempt to feed ourselves animals and vegetables whose provenance we really knew . . . and of how our family was changed by our first year of deliberately eating food produced from the same place where we worked, went to school, loved our neighbors, drank the water, and breathed the air."
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I wanted to love this book. But I couldn't even finish it. I truly was inspired by Kingsolver's passion. But about the time she was discussing wait... (show more)
I wanted to love this book. But I couldn't even finish it. I truly was inspired by Kingsolver's passion. But about the time she was discussing waiting for asparagus, I was done waiting for the thesis to begin. This isn't uncommon for me with Kingsolver. Her and her families courage to share this story and convey their passion kept me going in the early pages. As the book brought in the bigger picture I grew very interested, however I felt the scope was getting so large that the point of the book was falling away. When she was ready to discuss the finer points of how they started growing their own food, I was ready to learn more about the impact of corn syrup and the water crisis. I didn't finish the book, but what I did read is making me more thoughtful about the food I am bringing into my home. I have no doubt there were great moments I missed out on, but I believe I could find more specific books to address the finer points then gathering tidbits in such a sweeping handbook. (show less)
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This book was chalk-full of all the inspiration I needed to get started on my own vegetable garden this year. Any gardener and/or owner of livestock, experienced or new, will relate to the passion and humor Barbara Kingsolver shares throughout her memoire. I really enjoyed the excerpts written by her family members. I only wish Lily was old enough to sign a book contract. I would have loved to hear the perspective of an eight year old hatchery business owner! I also loved the recipes scattere... (show more)
This book was chalk-full of all the inspiration I needed to get started on my own vegetable garden this year. Any gardener and/or owner of livestock, experienced or new, will relate to the passion and humor Barbara Kingsolver shares throughout her memoire. I really enjoyed the excerpts written by her family members. I only wish Lily was old enough to sign a book contract. I would have loved to hear the perspective of an eight year old hatchery business owner! I also loved the recipes scattered throughout the story. The information unveiling our somewhat corrupt food industry was well researched and enlightening.
Barbara Kingsolver's one downfall is her tendency to be too preachy. She makes her daughter's friend feel bad when she asks for bananas at the grocery store because they are grown far away. However, she excuses herself for buying cranberries on Thanksgiving and drinking coffee daily. The occasional abrasiveness is enough to turn off a population that otherwise may have been changed by her book.
If you can overlook the preachiness, you will learn, grow, and feel inspired after reading this book. (show less)
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This book was my nightcap each evening. It's such an easy read and Kingsolver has such a pleasant (and humorous) way of writing. I really, really liked this book. The issues she writes about (ie: farming, buying local, sustainability, etc.) have always been near and dear to my heart. From this book I am going to make the extra effort to shop the Farmers Markets (what better way to get the freshest food possible -- and chemical free?!), buy organic when I can and just PAY ATTENTION. There... (show more)
This book was my nightcap each evening. It's such an easy read and Kingsolver has such a pleasant (and humorous) way of writing. I really, really liked this book. The issues she writes about (ie: farming, buying local, sustainability, etc.) have always been near and dear to my heart. From this book I am going to make the extra effort to shop the Farmers Markets (what better way to get the freshest food possible -- and chemical free?!), buy organic when I can and just PAY ATTENTION. There is so much crap in our food and not only is it bad enough that I've been putting it in my body, my children's too. This book is a motivator. An inspiration to kick it into gear. I want to buy the book so I can keep the recipes and the section in the back with all of the helpful websites is indispensible. (show less)
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Did this book change how you eat? How you live?
It's exciting to see that so many people (upwards of 10,000 as I write) have Animal, Vegetable, Miracle on their lists. I know that reading this book has caused me to make some changes, both immediate and in the extended future, which I'll share in another post.
I am curious, though, what kind of a difference AVM is making in other readers' diets and lives.
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