Last week, while at the corporate books store (so that my son could play with the "domas" train set) I spied Barbara Kingsolver's new book, " Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life". I can't stop talking about it. While being didactic, Kingsolver is never condescending. The book is by turns a diary, an exegesis on food politics and a garden manual. Just when you think that there's no hope for humanity, Kingsolver brings it back to home and heart with her loving descriptions of root vegetables and asparagus.
This book makes me want to experience food on another level. It makes me think that there is something out there I'm missing out on. Since I hate to miss out, I'm starting a garden. There can be nothing more important then what we put on the table for our children. And if I've learned anything about food politics in the last year, it's that consumers shape the market. Spending a few extra cents now to buy local will make all the difference in the future.
To find out more about buying local go to the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project's website: asapconnections.org.
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Hi gals! I just found your blog. In a sort of-related topic, I recently heard an interview on NPR where they were interviewing African-American women about who they supported, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Their answers came down to how they individually identified themselves. Half of them felt like they were women first and foremost, and Clinton represented them and their issues as women. The other half felt that they were firstly African-American, and that Obama better represented them and their issues. It was very interesting. Just thought I'd share.
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