(2) seek to purchase foods that have been minimally processed (as these require the least fuel for processing and delivery) - dried beans rather than canned, for instance (1) seek to purchase foods from local sources (the Illinois or Wisconsin dairy products, the Michigan apples, bread from the local bakery instead of Target, even the canned goods processed nearby) My takeaway, at a time of year when snowy winds howl outside my third-floor windows, and I can’t exactly take up container gardening on my back fire escape or visit a bustling farmers market, is that I absolutely can But are there things we can do? Absolutely. Are we all free to up and leave our urban or suburban lives to go claim a bit of homestead? Not really. damage our own health, the health of soil, the health of local economies (in the States and across the globe), the health of global economies, the health of vulnerable migrant workers, and the health of the planet–thus the health of our children and theirs? Absolutely. Does our attachment to convenient, out-of-season, processed, cheap foods in the U.S. The book doesn’t browbeat, but it certainly leaves me with a heavy sense of my responsibility–our responsibility–as well as our possibilities. Its compelling writing and solid argumentation leave me wondering how most of us continue to deceive ourselves that our participation in widespread profit-driven food practices has no lasting negative effects. This is the sort of book that makes me long for a bit of land, a laundry line, a nice wide pantry, a chest freezer. food economics, and her daughter Camille ends many of the chapters with a young person’s perspective and suggested recipes.
Kingsolver’s husband Steven Hopp provides succinct (and sometimes zingy) sidebars on the politics and science of U.S. It’s a beautifully written narrative, combining experience and research. She, along with her husband and two daughters, set out to fully occupy their Virginia land, gardening and raising animals, canning and freezing, cooking from scratch, and purchasing what they could not make (with a few exceptions) from sources as nearby as possible. The book is Kingsolver’s account of a year’s experiment in local eating.
I’m a bit behind on the bandwagon, but I’m glad I finally got around to it: finishing Animal, Vegetable, Miracle left me feeling challenged and alive and hopeful. This review is cross-posted from La Fleur Epuisee
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