It’s the reason I try to avoid dining with militant vegetarians, people who talk about their Weight Watchers points, and anyone who is horrified that I grew up eating (and still prefer) ketchup with my pork chops.
The reason is a simple one: I hate to be made to feel bad about what I’m eating. Barbara Kingsolver is one of my top three favorite authors, possibly my favorite author, and yet I did not want anything to do with this book. It’s a story of farmers, of cooks, of waiting for the first shoots of asparagus that signal the beginning of spring, of being overwhelmed by zucchini, of convincing turkeys to breed without human assistance, of the best way to fail spectacularly at making pumpkin soup, and of celebrating the tiny miracles of life by paying attention to the food we use to sustain it. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is the story of that year, organized into chapters by month, and peppered with short factual pieces contributed by Kingsolver’s husband and recipes and menu planning tips by her daughter.
For one year, they decided that they would eat only local food: things they could grow or raise themselves, or that were produced within a hundred miles of their home. Summary: After realizing how divorced the average American is from the source of the food that they eat, how we’ve become used to purchasing any produce, from anywhere in the world, in any season, and how much gasoline goes into growing, processing, and shipping most of the things we eat, Barbara Kingsolver and her family decided to try an experiment. Since I’d had Animal, Vegetable, Miracle on my shelves unread for two years, I figured this was the perfect opportunity! Don’t miss the information on the giveaway below the review, and be sure to check out the other stops on the tour! Welcome to my stop on Barbara Kingsolver’s TLC Book Tour! This tour is primarily to celebrate her newest book, The Lacuna, but hosts were free to review something from her backlist as well. How long has it been on my TBR pile? Since 18 August 2008. Why do I have it? She knew I loved Kingsolver and that I hadn’t read it yet. Where did it come from? A friend who is the opposite of a book hoarder who was cleaning off her shelves. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L.
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