Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life--vowing that, for one year, they d only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Encouraging, enlightening book:
Initially I read this book because it was written by Barbara Kingsolver. I have read her fiction and like her style of writing. I found that I really enjoyed reading this non-fiction book and felt that it was extremely helpful for people who are trying to 'live off the land' in a healthy, ecological manner. I liked the input of the three authors - each in their different areas. An uplifting book.
Food: The Big Picture:
ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE gives the reader the big picture as to where our food comes from and the hidden costs to us, families, our health, and our environment. It's about the author and her family's choice/commitment to live on a farm in Virginia and to grow their own food supply as well as buying
locally (within 100 miles or so) for a year. It's truly an inspiration and has affected my thinking about food. I don't want to duplicate what the author and her family did but I do want to grow more... more info
Good information, good fun, a bit long...and judgemental:
I really liked this book. I wanted to, and I did. I found the essays by Camille a little annoying. (from someone who is too you to have their good ideals have to meet reality...I found her essays to be uppity). There were parts of this book that made me laugh out loud, and I certainly learned some new things, and I'm excited to start our own large garden. But, I did find the author to be surprisingly anti-american and anti-christian, while at the same time surprisingly accepting and protective of other... more info
A Most Delectable Lesson:
It might just be a matter of thinking about red cars and so suddenly seeing red cars everywhere one looks, but it seems to me that once I started researching organic foods for an article I am writing, I began to see books on sustainable farming, organic food markets, news stories about an organic food movement, and farmer's markets everywhere I looked. Something is going on, and I'm pretty sure by this point in my research that it is a very good thing. Suddenly, I am seeing garden fresh red tomatoes... more info
