tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10898244.post4941769049938033534..comments2024-02-03T18:13:42.370-08:00Comments on ricklibrarian: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolverricklibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621583568674705756noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10898244.post-84532571509122083322007-11-01T15:55:00.000-07:002007-11-01T15:55:00.000-07:00Wow, that is an interesting story. Hopefully I can...Wow, that is an interesting story. Hopefully I can get my hands on those discs too.<BR/><BR/>This whole idea of support & <A HREF="http://www.bluesilkskincare.com/" REL="nofollow">protection</A> of local farms is something I totally agree with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10898244.post-59946299041402564722007-11-01T05:45:00.000-07:002007-11-01T05:45:00.000-07:00I enjoyed your review and must comment that this b...I enjoyed your review and must comment that this book impacted me and my family dramatically. I was reading the book as I began teaching first session summer school in late May and was so struck by Kingsolver's actions and message that my family and I began a sincere quest to eat as much local food as possible. While seeking to illustrate the power of blogs to document thoughts and narratives within school settings, I shared my own blog story about the book and beginning to eat local (really regional) food with the graduate students in my class who are completing Master's Degrees in Reading. Many of my own students had never thought about shopping at local Farmer's Markets and the entire process of considering this notion caused quite a stir across the entire course.<BR/><BR/>Last night, my husband, a good friend, and I ate the first eggs from the buff orpington backyard chickens that we acquired this summer. While we had always eaten very carefully in the past and shopped at Farmer's Markets occasionally, our efforts have been and continue to be much more sincere. I keep the notion of cooking with what I have, rather than what I want to eat in mind constantly and eat as much as we can from locales close by. If you care to read more, the blog is located at http://303williams.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Thank you for a great review. You've prompted me to go back and reread the book and pull out some striking facts that I can't remember. Either Kingsolver or Hopp mention how many barrels of oil would be saved if each of us ate ONE MEAL A WEEK strictly from local sources. Does anyone recall?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542808665972774072noreply@blogger.com