Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver, is a book i have been working my way through over the past few months. i'm nearly finished and i've really been enjoying it. i'd read some of Barbara Kingsolver's fictional works in the past, and was definitely interested when i heard about this book/adventure. in reading it, i find myself inspired to make different food choices- not that i can take on the same project Kingsolver and her family did of living off local, in season food for a year, but there are some things i can do. buying local eggs, seeking out other local sources of produce at the CSA or farmer's market, having our own little garden, just being more aware of where our food is coming from, and trying to make informed choices in that regard. growing up, we at times had a large garden, chickens, cows, goats, and turkeys. i remember really enjoying certain aspects of it as a kid and i'm excited for our kids to be able to have some of those same experiences. in reading this book i've found it to be both informative and entertaining. i've been encouraged to make some changes in our eating habits, but not in a guilt-provoking or overwhelming way, which i appreciate.
