I've been reading ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE (A Year of Food Life) by Barbara Kingsolver along with her husband Steven Hopp and daughter Camille Kingsolver.
The family moved from AZ to a farm in Virginia and resolved to spend at least a year eating only what they grow or bartering with neighbors.
I'm learning so much about growing vegetables and the science of growing things. I grew up on a farm and we always had a large vegetable garden and most of our meals were centered around these foods, but nothing like this! I'm not sure I could go to the extent that this family did. I'm not one to get my hands dirty. Sure, I enjoy eating fresh herbs from our little garden, but when it comes to digging up potatoes, I'm not so sure.
I told Ron last night that I'd like to visit a working organic farm. You know, spend a week working on the farm, eating food grown right there and plucked minutes before dinner is prepared. I'm not sure what I will do about getting my hands dirty though. Maybe I'll put those pretty gloves I bought a year ago to good use.
I encourage you to read this book. It will change the way you look at food and help you realize that you are what you eat.
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