![]() ![]() " Overwork actually has major cachet in a society whose holy trinity is efficiency, productivity, and material acquisition. Interspersed with her narrative, in her usual style, is a lot of information, statistics, science, that only Kingsolver can make enjoyable to read. ![]() She takes us through a year, talking about planting, raising turkeys and chickens, describing holiday gatherings, sharing (with husband and daughter helping) recipes and practical tips for things like canning, etc. But Kingsolver makes strong arguments for how screwed up our food system is, how much we're just short-changing ourselves, as individuals and as a human race, and how worth it it would be to start making at least some changes. I admire her for doing what I only think about doing, and even then, can hardly seriously see myself considering. Kingsolver and her family set out to try to eat locally, raising most of their own food, and staying away from, as much as possible, processed food, meat from animals raised in poor conditions, food shipped from far away, eaten out of season, etc. But maybe it just isn't the type of book to be read quickly from cover to cover. However, it took me a long time to get through this one. ![]() I've read all of Kingsolver's books, and I love her writing style. This week I finished reading Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. ![]()
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