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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
I suppose this book was pretty groundbreaking when it came out in 2007, but five years later (and living in hyper-aware, foodiecentric Portland), it almost seemed dated. I couldn't make it beyond the first few chapters since it seemed like I'd received all the information before through multiple magazine articles, podcasts, radio programs, etc. Probably excellent for someone who isn't already attuned to the local/slow/sustainable food movement.
This is a change your life book. At least it was for me. You'll be smarter after you read this one, and over time I bet you and your family will be healthier, too. Veggies for everyone!!
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Someone who thinks about food more than me! An impressive project for her whole family -- fun and inspiring to follow along. And did I mention the recipes?!
Very dense, and it took me a while since I wanted to give every paragraph my full attention. It was worth it. :) Learned so much, and wish I could run this experiment myself.
Well, it took a snow day, but I FINALLY finished this one. Extolling the virtues of eating local foods is preaching to the choir for me, but I have now resolved to freeze pesto, corn, zucchini and applesauce. I have also resolved to can tomatoes and tomato sauce, to pickle cucumbers and beans, grow sprouts on my window sill and to buy local cheese and eggs at the farmer's markets. Of course, this is only if I survive the winter. (BTW, I did skip the chapter about animal slaughtering. I'm just not that person.)
Favorite Quotes:
The desert that day looked like a nasty case of prickly heat caught in a long, naked wince.
In October the sober forests around us suddenly revealed their proclivity for cross-dressing.
April is the cruelest month...We expect too much, the world burgeons with promises it can't keep, all passion is really a setup, and we're doomed to get our hearts broken again.
Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.
Favorite Quotes:
The desert that day looked like a nasty case of prickly heat caught in a long, naked wince.
In October the sober forests around us suddenly revealed their proclivity for cross-dressing.
April is the cruelest month...We expect too much, the world burgeons with promises it can't keep, all passion is really a setup, and we're doomed to get our hearts broken again.
Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
As an aspiring homesteader and a lover of food, I gobbled up every word of this book. A brilliant narrative full of information that will inspire readers to eat and grow more locally!
After reading this book, I was left inspired and wanting for a simpler, more quiet life. Gave me a serious case of supermarket guilt and made me question ever eating a banana again or for that matter eating a tomato in January. This is the kind of book I want to read again and again as I work on upgrading my food choices. I really, really liked it.
Life changing book for me. This book has empowered me to play an important role in my community by eating more locally grown foods and being a responsible consumer.
This was my first nonfiction barbara kingsolver, and it was a pleasure to read. The book explores each season and the foods that are a part of it.Her husband and daughter also play roles in the book with a teenager perspective/ receipes and enviromental research. Reading this will give a new perspective of where and what one eats and enviromental responsibility.