tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30808029.post7533383015535601715..comments2024-02-16T06:16:31.407-06:00Comments on Work in Progress: Animal, Vegetable, MiracleKaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13620797927505404645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30808029.post-18286389658686994632010-06-06T13:41:04.465-05:002010-06-06T13:41:04.465-05:00Kayla, glad to hear you read this book. I really ...Kayla, glad to hear you read this book. I really enjoyed it as well. I don't know why but I love to read about people's cooking adventures. <br /><br />On to the controversial topics. I think I am probably one of the "eccentrics". I don't buy meat anymore. I have chosen to buy my protein in other forms. This comes from my research and belief that we have totally exploited animals and that God did not intend for us to use them as we do. I will eat it occasionally when we go out to eat and also when we are at other people's homes. I also agree with Kayln. I am going to be putting this food into my body so I want to make sure I get better quality and not just quantity. For a stepping off point, I would suggest the website meatlessmonday.com. It has recipes for meatless dishes and is basically an effort to help improve people's health and the health of the planet. See my blog, (for others that don't know it) cwmchenry.blogspot.com. I'm going to post some stuff about this.Clint and Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130270161585908072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30808029.post-50672652163351444452010-06-01T12:12:06.213-05:002010-06-01T12:12:06.213-05:00Hey Kayla,
I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle recen...Hey Kayla,<br />I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle recently, too, and agree with everything you said about it. And I've struggled, too, to figure out what to do with all of the information. One thing that has helped, and that I'd really, really recommend is Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food. It's short and practical, and it lacks the little bit of eccentricity that creeps into Kingsolver's book. The final section of In Defense of Food is a short instruction manual--how to eat. It's wonderful.<br /><br />I'd also recommend the documentary Food, Inc. (though not nearly as highly) because I think it's especially convincing on the subject of cattle and chicken farming. I think it's on Netflix watch-instantly, and it's very good, too.John Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196649482071873332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30808029.post-73661149516387914542010-06-01T11:33:54.111-05:002010-06-01T11:33:54.111-05:00Very interesting. Glad you read the book and summa...Very interesting. Glad you read the book and summarized it for me! Kalyn's comment is thought-provoking as well.Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706652231954146176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30808029.post-18782759646509811182010-06-01T09:18:16.860-05:002010-06-01T09:18:16.860-05:00My CSA that I participate in is a good example of ...My CSA that I participate in is a good example of eating local produce. I pay into a local organic farm, and I actually drive out to the farm every week to pick up my produce. I know the family pretty well now, I know exactly where my food is coming from, and I know what organic farming techniques they utilize.<br /><br />My thinking on the price of food is a little different. Americans today spend a minuscule percentage of their income on food in comparison to any other people at any other time in history. I figure, if there is one area in my life where I should spend more for better quality, it is food. To me, it is a matter of cutting back in other areas of my life in order to have the best quality of food. Of course, financially, I usually come out ahead because my CSA is very affordable and I make most other food we eat from scratch. All in all, I believe food is the most important thing we spend money on. However, I admit that on weeks when the budget is tight, I don't shy away from non-organic food. Sometimes, you just have to settle for what you can afford.Kalyn Gensichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15561254293358968057noreply@blogger.com