Synopsis:
Three hundred and sixty-eight pages, no pretty pictures, and it's about food? Yes it is, and it's fascinating. Written by best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver, her scientist hubby and teenage daughter, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" chronicles the true story of the family's adventures as they move to a farm in rural Virginia and vow to eat locally for one year. They grow their own vegetables, raise their own poultry and buy the rest of their food directly from farmers markets and other local sources. There are touching human stories here (the family's 9-year-old learns a secret to raising chickens for food: don't name them!) but the book's purpose is serious food for thought: it argues the economic, social and health benefits of putting local foods at the center of a family diet. As Kingsolver details the family's experience month-by-month, husband Steven adds sidebars on the problems of industrial agriculture and daughter Camille tosses in some first-person essays ("Growing Up in the Kitchen") and recipes ("Holiday Corn Pudding a Nine-Year-Old Can Make"). –Amazon
Review:
I am a huge environmentalist and healthy food advocate, so I was extremely excited to read this book. I would recommend it for any environmentalist, cook, or healthy food advocate.
Whether you’re looking to support local organic food, interested in where your food comes from or are interested in learning some high quality recipes, this book has got it all. Part memoir, part investigation and part informative guide to the food industry, the book will keep you fascinated cover to cover.
For more info visit the book's website. There you can find helpful information, recipes, and related resources.
Do YOU know where your food comes from?
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