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This was just so interesting and provided so much information about how we get out food. I've heard some comments that it feels like she's proselytizing, but I didn't feel that way at all. Most of us don't live in a space where we can grow enough to feed ourselves (and certainly not raise our own poultry!, but I think it offers some good suggestions on a way to start, plus a great starting conversation for this country about mass food production.
Loved this book about living your ideals. Someday I hope to have a big sustainable garden like the Kingsolver family, and this book is a great guide to the pitfalls to avoid and the joys to be had of doing so. I liked the "sidenotes" from her daughter and the lists of what was on the menu depending on the time of year. I'll go back to this book again and again.
This was a great book. While I don't think we would ever go to the extreme this family did, it does make one think more about where our food comes from and the possibilities of buy more local foods.
The book had some very interesting information. Parts inspired me to become closer to my food and embrace local foods as they are in season. I would also like to go to Italy to enjoy some of the fine cuisine she wrote about. However, some portions of the book just droned on and on(how many pages can one devote to zucchini???). I think I would have liked it a little better if it didn't keep jumping from food politics, to food recipes, to food adventures. That being said, I hope to take some of the knowledge learned the next time I go grocery shopping!
This book may be helpful for some, but this was not the book for me. After about halfway through, I was ready to put it down. The writing is so preachy, like does this woman not ever eat at a restaurant?? Kingsolver writes as if her audience is completely ignorant of the US food system and can abandon it just like that to go eat exclusively local in season food. I’m also interested to know if this book was actually fact checked because I noticed some inaccuracies. I found it interesting how she slams vegetarians, saying non-local crops also harm the environment, which sure…but fails to mention that roughly 70% of crops in the US go towards animal feed. I think some of what she said was interesting/useful, but overall I found it hard to get through and it just made me mad.
Awesome. Everyone should read this at least once, but it's especially for gardeners and those concerned with eating habits and their impact on the local community. It's a good read even if you're not into either.
This book made me really excited for the local farmers markets to open and to start doing some container gardening on my balcony.
Great book. I listened to it in audiobook; Ms. Kingsolver was the reader. I loved the book; this type of book could be dry and fact filled. Ms. Kingsolver does such a great job at weaving personal narrative, relationships, and personal experience into the facts that I enjoyed this immensely! I learned a lot and even have revisited my personal ethics on food.
funny
informative
medium-paced
Reading this made me want to get up and cook... and bake! Unfortunately, my current brand of local makes that a little uncomfortable. Maybe in a few years I'll live somewhere where it gets cold enough to appreciate an oven.