March selection: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

HistoryBuff made the March selection of bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver's non-fiction Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (written with Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp). She and her family documented a year of procuring as much of their food as possible from neighboring farms and their own backyard. "Hang on for the ride: With characteristic poetry and pluck, Barbara Kingsolver and her family sweep readers along on their journey away from the industrial-food pipeline to a rural life in which they vow to buy only food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Their good-humored search yields surprising discoveries about turkey sex life and overly zealous zucchini plants, en route to a food culture that's better for the neighborhood and also better on the table. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen back at the center of family life and diversified farms at the center of the American diet."

Having enjoyed The Poisonwood Bible in our first year, we have reason to expect good things. Our next discussion is March 18.

The Genius Factory, by David Plotz

I've put my review of the book on BFL's Pro-Life Pastors' Corner blog. Our February club meeting was well attended, with lively discussion of this compelling topic. I hope other members will post their thoughts.