Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Have you ever thought about what it would mean to eat only food raised locally or grown yourself or just do without? Barbara Kingsolver’s book is about a family’s journey to do just that. The book chronicles their adventures as they live on their farm in rural Virginia and vow to eat locally for one year. There is something for everyone is this excellent read whether you are interested in gardening, farming or cooking.
We are so used to eating what we want whenever we want to with never a thought as to where the food is coming from. We can enjoy strawberries in the middle of the winter or asparagus in the fall!
I was challenged by this book to eat locally and to learn to eat according to the season. I have been gardening and canning the abundance for years.
Last year we raised meat birds, which we now have in our freezer. In recent years we have found local beef to purchase and soon we will have local pork in our freezer as well. We also raise chickens, which supply us with fresh eggs.
I’m not sure I could be as committed as the Kingsolver family was but I certainly enjoyed reading about their year. If you have even the slightest interest in self-sufficiency and growing and/or making your own food, this book will be an inspiration.
Nancy on the Home Front 