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Reading Room:  Animal, Vegetable, Miracle  |
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TheresaB
True Blue Farmgirl
393 Posts
Theresa
Loveland
Colorado
USA
393 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 12:41:58 PM
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I'm on Ch. 2, anyone else reading this?
Theresa in Colorado
Proud Farmgirl Sister #124
www.thegypsysdaughter.etsy.com
www.thegypsysdaughter.blogspot.com
"I see skies of blue, clouds of white, the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night, and I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World!" ~ Louis Armstrong |
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farmmom22
True Blue Farmgirl
616 Posts
Tammy
Scottsville
KY
USA
616 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 1:03:29 PM
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I finished it a couple of weeks ago. Isn't it a great book!
http://afarmgirljourney.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #492
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. -Carl Bard |
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sjs
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Stephanie
Oakland
CA
USA
247 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 3:38:57 PM
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I'm on chapter 8...
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Learning to live is learning to let go.
Visit my food blog! http://www.wasabimon.com - natural cooking to live for.
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 19 2009 : 6:51:18 PM
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I love this book - I have read it three times and I think I'm due to do it again. I love her writing style and the content is amazing and inspiring!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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palmettogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
571 Posts
sue
camden
south carolina
USA
571 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 10:39:20 AM
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| i've read about half of it....i'm really enjoying it! some of it is a little too textbook/information for me...i enjoy reading more about their experience, but then again, i guess the information that she passes on about the why we should eat organic give you alot of "food for thought!" anyway, like i said i do really like the book....incidently!!! i made the choc chip zucchini cookies and they were GREAT!!! and many of my friends thought so too!! |
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
931 Posts
Elizabeth
Iowa
931 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2009 : 3:53:58 PM
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I read this book last year and loved it. It really makes you think about the food that you eat and where it really comes from. I decided I wanted to own it and just recently received a brand-new looking one from paperbackswap so it is sitting pretty on my bookshelf!
-Elizabeth |
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susanreno
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Susan
West Chester
PA
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2009 : 9:02:44 PM
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Just finished reading this book for the second time. Loved it even more than the first time. Laughed out loud many times throughout the book - I agree with Amy Grace, she's got a great writing style. Wouldn't it be fun to meet their daughter, Lily?! The whole family is quite inspiring and I'm sure I'll read the book again. Enjoy it!!
Susan |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2009 : 5:50:24 PM
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I'm re-reading it again - told you I would be, it really gets me inspired for gardening. Kind of reminds me why I do it....
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
22944 Posts |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
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redfish4alder
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Sarah
Seattle
Washington
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 09:57:54 AM
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I read the book a while ago and I really enjoyed it. Its very inspiring and I love the little recipes she includes. I've wanted to try the zucchini cookies, but have not been brave enough! :)
She Is a great writer and she has two books of essays that are very good called "High Tide in Tucson" and "small wonders". Im reading small wonders, and its amazing so far. "The bean Trees" and "The poison Wood Bible" are two other books of hers that are just fantastic, and if you have the time I highly suggest you read them :)
Prodigal summer is also a great book! |
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
512 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 11:16:32 AM
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I read this about a year ago with my bookgroup-we all loved it. When we got together to discuss it we all brought something we made from locally grown food!
I have tried the "Eggs in a Nest" recipe (I think that's what it is called). It was yummy!
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
"Nature brings to every time and season some beauties of its own".
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 12:50:16 PM
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I read this last summer, and the most important thing I took away from it was to be familiar with your watershed. Where does the water that comes out of your taps originate? Is it sustainable for your city or town to be where it is? My husband has a daydream of moving to the SW someday, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of living in a place that doesn't have the natural resources to support the modern human lifestyle.
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2009 : 3:58:51 PM
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Chelsey - I loved Prodigal Summer, and all the rest of her novels too. There is so much information in them,you learn so much.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Cindy Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
510 Posts
Cindy
Sparks
Nevada
USA
510 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2009 : 7:13:08 PM
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2009 : 11:49:06 AM
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I read AVM last fall. It totally changed the way I shop.
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2009 : 6:37:12 PM
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| I just heard about Animal, Veg. Miracle, there were a couple other books that are popular. I think they have to do with getting back to small organic family farms. Anyone know which books these may be? I'll remember if I here the names. Thank you for your help! |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2009 : 05:03:47 AM
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2009 : 5:42:21 PM
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Pennie - a couple other good ones are The Omnivore's Dilemma, and In Defense of Food both by Michael Pollan
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Shreveport
Louisiana
198 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2009 : 7:49:32 PM
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I loved it too. It really made me more aware of the importance of shopping locally and eating more seasonally. I made not be as committed as her family is, but I have started buying local honey, and trying to support local businesses.
SarahJ
Farmgirl Sister #116
http://bayoumama.wordpress.com/ |
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nouveau_farmchick
True Blue Farmgirl
173 Posts
Paris
Sequim
Wa
USA
173 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2009 : 05:07:49 AM
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| Thank you, Amy Grace, those were the ones I was looking for but couldn't remember the title. |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 12:13:59 PM
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I read it last year and just recently bought it for my own library. I'm reading it again now. It's just as good the second time around.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 1:34:02 PM
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Read this book and loved it
If you have not had a chance to read it
You should.
Tammyb |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2009 : 9:02:49 PM
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I haven't met a Kingsolver book that I haven't loved yet. If you haven't read her novels or essays, please do. All of her books have a good educational theme about them. One of my favorites is Prodigal Summer the other is The Bean Trees and Pigs In Heaven.
Sheri |
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