Book Club - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Our choice for the January 2026 Book Club is ... ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. "When published in 2007, ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE was embraced by readers worldwide and quickly earned its place as a credo for the locavore movement. The family's chronicle of struggles and triumphs as they rooted themselves to their Appalachian farm and adopted a locally-produced diet was met with critical acclaim, spent years on bestseller lists and won the James Beard Award. The Chicago Tribune named it “an important contribution to the chorus of voices calling for change.” Washington Post Book World called it, “Charming, zestful, funny and poetic…a serious book about important problems." (Excerpt from http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/book.htm) "This book details her family's attempt to eat only locally grown food for an entire year. The family starts a farm in Virginia where they grow and can different varieties of tomatoes, learn about rooster husbandry, make cheese, and adjust to eating foods only when they are locally in season. The book contrasts this with the ecological costs of growing food in factory farms, transporting it thousands of miles, and adding chemical preservatives so it will not spoil. (Excerpt from Wikipedia) Available on Kindle, audiobook, and in paper/hardback book, chances are EXCELLENT you can also find a used copy or borrow one from the library. Published in 2007. > FREE EVENT - but your registration is required to obtain meeting updates and the Zoom link! Please note that our first meeting will be IN-PERSON at the Columbus Garden School, but you may attend via Zoom if preferred. We hope you'll JOIN US! And yes, bring a treat to share if you are inspired. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Past books we've read in the CGS Book Club: The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan Farm City by Novella Carpenter The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben The Overstory by Richard Powers Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer