Book reviews
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan is one of my favourite authors. After hearing him speak on the CBC Ideas program "Organics goes Mainstream", I knew I had to read his books. The Omnivore's Dilemma follows the life history of four meals. He starts with a discussion of industrial farming...
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Barbara and her family share with us their move from the desert of Arizona where life is "just not sustainable" to a farm in the Appalachian Mountains where they commit to spending a year becoming more connected with the source of their food. Their vow is to only buy...
The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating
James and Alisa alternate in telling the story of a challenging year they spent eating only food that grew within a 100-mile radius of their Vancouver apartment. I first heard about them while the experiment was still in progress as they submitted monthly updates to...