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03-17-2008, 02:55 PM
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Just started reading, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver. It's about a family that decides to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Looks like some good recipes too.
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03-17-2008, 02:58 PM
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Thanks will check it out. Sort of reminds me of the Oprah I saw last week about Freegans; people who dumpster dive for good food. I was amazed and horrified at the great organic stuff, packaged salads, cereals, etc., that gets thrown out (in perfect condition). I think I am going to become a Freegan.
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03-17-2008, 07:02 PM
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Freegans go on a spending fast. I have read up on it. BF wanted to be freegan for 2008. I might try a week without spending but food is excluded and car/gas spending excluded. Freegans are extremists but I applaud the effort.
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03-19-2008, 12:36 AM
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Sounds Freegan extreme to me!
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03-19-2008, 01:01 AM
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04-15-2008, 03:53 PM
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Soccormom, I read this, and really enjoyed it. I also read Plenty, which she mentions several times towards the end of the book. The Plenty authors are a young, hip, urban couple who decide to eat only that which has been grown in a 100 mile radius of where they live. The 100 mile diet originated from that experiment, and later book. Both very thought provoking reads about how far our food travels, and how much out of touch we are with our seasonal food supply.
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04-15-2008, 06:25 PM
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Ive read this book also, and actually got to hear her speak about the trials and tribulations of growing your own food (pics were included). Afterwards I got to meet her and she signed my book. I love Barbra Kingsolver and highly recommend other books by her!
Last edited by flyinhigh : 04-15-2008 at 06:26 PM. Reason: missssspelll
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04-15-2008, 09:34 PM
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My family would starve to death if we did that.
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04-15-2008, 09:46 PM
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I regularly used to raid supermarket dumpsters for food when I was squatting in London and broke. I also used to frequent the markets for wasted fruit and veg that had fallen on the floor. I saw an episode of Wipe Swap funnily enough a few months back were one of the families were Freegans. I felt sorry for the kids really as they obviously weren't getting a balanced and healthy diet. I still hate seeing food being wasted and it does get my angry to see just how much we do waste.
I'll look forward to some of the recipes then soccermum in the new recipe thread!! Love and Happiness Hippie xx
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