Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

I just read a very interesting book which I have to share. It is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. The book describe how Kingsolver and her family spent a year eating only locally produced foods, most of which were grown or raised by her family. I love Kingsolver's fiction so combining a good author with an interesting food topic was a no-brainer for me. The book made me realize how little I know about where my food comes from. I now make more of a point of shopping at the farmer's market so that I can support local farmers as well as reduce the miles my food has to travel to my plate. I try to buy local meat, milk, cheese, and anything else I can when I shop at the grocery store. I am also so much more suspicious of the things I eat that do not even remotely resemble anything found in nature (soda, store-bought cookies, candy, etc.) and I think that's a wonderful thing. The book is fun and eye opening.