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| Genre/Form: | Anecdotes Reality memoirs document |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Barbara Kingsolver; Steven L Hopp; Steven L Hopp; Barbara Kingsolver; Steven L Hopp; Barbara Kingsolver |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Barbara Kingsolver; Steven L Hopp; Camille Kingsolver; Richard A Houser |
| ISBN: | 9780060852559 0060852550 9780060852566 0060852569 0329830139 9780329672324 0329672320 9780329830137 9780062653055 0062653059 |
| OCLC Number: | 77573806 |
| Performer(s): | Read by authors. |
| Description: | 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Called home -- Waiting for asparagus: late March -- Springing forward -- Stalking the vegetannual -- Molly Mooching : April -- The birds and the bees -- Gratitude: May -- Growing trust: mid-June -- Six impossible things before breakfast: late June -- Eating neighborly: late June -- Slow food nations: late June -- Zucchini larceny: July -- Life in a red state: August -- You can't run away on harvest day: September -- Where fish wear crowns: September -- Smashing pumpkins: October -- Celebration days: November-December -- What do you eat in January? -- Hungry month: February-March -- Time begins. |
| Responsibility: | Barbara Kingsolver, with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver ; original drawings by Richard A. Houser. |
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Table of Contents:
1. Called Home 1 2. Waiting for Asparagus: Late March 23 3. Springing Forward 43 4. Stalking the Vegetannual 63 5. Molly Mooching: April 70 6. The Birds and the Bees 86 7. Gratitude: May 100 8. Growing Trust: Mid-June 111 9. Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Late June 124 10. Eating Neighborly: Late June 148 11. Slow Food Nations: Late June 154 12. Zucchini Larceny: July 173 13. Life in a Red State: August 196 14. You Can’t Run Away on Harvest Day: September 219 15. Where Fish Wear Crowns: September 242 16. Smashing Pumpkins: October 259 17. Celebration Days: November-December 277 18. What Do You Eat in January? 296 19. Hungry Month: February-March 315 20. Time Begins 334 Acknowledgments 353 References 355 Organizations 358 Sidebar Resources 364
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Lyrical prose and luscious food
Two words: turkey sex.
Barbara Kingsolver is hands down my favorite modern author. She uses the most beautiful prose--vivid and lyrical--to write stories and characters that come to life, no matter whether she's writing fiction or nonfiction.
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Two words: turkey sex.
Barbara Kingsolver is hands down my favorite modern author. She uses the most beautiful prose--vivid and lyrical--to write stories and characters that come to life, no matter whether she's writing fiction or nonfiction.
In Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Kingsolver tells the story of her family's decision to deliberately buy, grow, and eat only food produced in the vicinity of their farm in southwestern Virginia. The idea is to eat seasonally and get off the petroleum-fuel-dependent global food system with its gigantic carbon footprint and devastating environmental consequences. They aren't quite as strict about defining "local" as were the authors of Plenty: one man, one woman, and a raucous year of eating locally. But Kingsolver's family lives on a small farm where they can grow much of their own produce and raise--and slaughter--their own poultry, so they have a head start in the "local" department.
Barbara wrote the bulk of the book, while her husband, Steven Hopp, wrote sidebars filled with related facts & figures, and her daughter, Camille Kingsolver, contributed the sections about meal plans and recipes. The sidebars were really interesting (if sometimes a scary reality check), despite my irritation that they interrupted the flow of the story. I only wish I were a competent enough cook to attempt some of Camille's recipes. (What does "braise" actually mean & how do you do it?)
I already miss having my own vegetable garden, and this book is inspiring me to plan how I can carve out space to grow much of my own produce in the back yard I now have. I can spend this winter poring over online heirloom seed catalogs and drawing diagrams, just like my father used to do (and maybe still does?) with roses and flowerbeds.
And as for the turkey sex...well, let's just say that Barbara's evocative description of the trials and tribulations of mating teenage turkeys had me laughing 'til my face hurt.
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