Barbara Kingsolver presents a month-by-month chronicle of her family's year-long effort to live solely on the food that they were able to grow on their farm in Appalachia. Also discusses a variety of topics, including the importance of going organic, the use of pesticides, the importance of a restructured Farm Bill, and fair trade. Includes anecdotes and recipes from Kingsolver's nineteen-year-old daughter, Camille.
year: 2007, 2008
call number/section: 641.09, 641, 641.3
subjects: kingsolver, barbara, hopp, steven l., 1954-, farm life, appalachian region, southern, anecdotes, country life, agriculture, food habits, appalachian region, eating customs, southern appalachian region, eating habits
Editions
Kingsolver, Barbara
HarperCollins (2007)
The author tells how she and her family relocated to southern Appalachia from Arizona in order to live a simpler life, grow their own food, and live among a community of local organic growers.
Schools: 14
Kingsolver, Barbara
Harper Perennial (2008)
The author tells how she and her family relocated to southern Appalachia from Arizona in order to live a simpler life, grow their own food, and live among a community of local organic growers.
Schools: 5
Kingsolver, Barbara
Barbara Kingsolver presents a month-by-month chronicle of her family's year-long effort to live solely on the food that they were able to grow on their farm in Appalachia. Also discusses a variety of topics, including the importance of going organic, the use of pesticides, the importance of a restructured Farm Bill, and fair trade. Includes anecdotes and recipes from Kingsolver's nineteen-year-old daughter, Camille.
Schools: 1