Spring has sprung, and our local farmers market will be up and running soon. It is a perfect time of year to read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. Kingsolver says, "This is the story . . . 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." Kingsolver, her husband, Steven L. Hopp, a professor of environmental studies, and her daughter, Camille, a student at Duke University, all contribute to this narrative of how the family committed to eating only what they could grow on, or buy from neighbors of, their rural Virginia farm. Combining family anecdotes, discussion of agricultural practices and food culture, and seasonal recipes and nutritional information, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle approaches what Michael Pollan calls our national eating disorder with both intellect and heart. Join our discussion April 7 at Main Library at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A, April 23 at West Ashley Branch at 11:00 a.m., or here on the blog to share your reactions to this popular book as well as your own tips and recipes for how to eat locally to act globally.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
April Not Fiction Book Discussion
Spring has sprung, and our local farmers market will be up and running soon. It is a perfect time of year to read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. Kingsolver says, "This is the story . . . 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." Kingsolver, her husband, Steven L. Hopp, a professor of environmental studies, and her daughter, Camille, a student at Duke University, all contribute to this narrative of how the family committed to eating only what they could grow on, or buy from neighbors of, their rural Virginia farm. Combining family anecdotes, discussion of agricultural practices and food culture, and seasonal recipes and nutritional information, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle approaches what Michael Pollan calls our national eating disorder with both intellect and heart. Join our discussion April 7 at Main Library at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A, April 23 at West Ashley Branch at 11:00 a.m., or here on the blog to share your reactions to this popular book as well as your own tips and recipes for how to eat locally to act globally.
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After last night's conversations I found it fascinating that on the front cover of Time Mag. is the title "maybe this recession is what we needed"
ReplyDeleteThat IS interesting! I look forward to reading the article. I think our next book for discussion, Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben, will help us to continue the conversation . . . Hope you can join us!
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