tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post7724877229025149446..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle book discussion (chapters 7 - 9)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74665725751900714082007-11-08T18:03:00.000-08:002007-11-08T18:03:00.000-08:00What's the thing that bothers you the most about c...<EM>What's the thing that bothers you the most about cheap food and how it came to you? Unfair labor wages? Costs to the environment? </EM><BR/><BR/>Stuff that bothers me includes the fact that Americans (as far as I know) have a very ugly relationship with food and many list food as a basic necessity. They spend more on stuff (that could be housed in a house) than on something that could affect Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6383337654136868222007-11-08T11:29:00.000-08:002007-11-08T11:29:00.000-08:00It has been awhile since I read the book but I too...It has been awhile since I read the book but I too ordered the cheese making book and love it! I just buy organic milk at Whole Foods and make mozzarella in 30 minutes. It is much cheaper than buying organic mozzarella cheese at the store. I then proceeded to buy all different kinds of the supplies that they offer. And then tried goat cheese from store bought milk. It did not turn out to be myJennlalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343493554849575814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-55763159424360476812007-11-07T19:43:00.000-08:002007-11-07T19:43:00.000-08:00I've given food plants and herbs as gifts for a lo...I've given food plants and herbs as gifts for a long time-they are what my mom and grandmother like! I also get them as gifts frequently. :) <BR/><BR/>Although I've always known about farm subsidies, I have to admit I was dismayed by the figure given in the side bar in Chapter 8 that about $725 of our taxes per family, per year go to subsidizing conventional foods. Since I do buy local and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42585138495299118172007-11-07T19:32:00.000-08:002007-11-07T19:32:00.000-08:00Eek, I didn't realize how long that got. Sorry for...Eek, I didn't realize how long that got. Sorry for the rambling!Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118476177166574305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73061124335717306362007-11-07T19:06:00.000-08:002007-11-07T19:06:00.000-08:00Chapter 7. I have never given a food-bearing plant...Chapter 7. I have never given a food-bearing plant as a gift. I’ve given plants as gifts, but never food-bearing. Would I give one now, that would depend on who the gift was for. If it was someone like my mother who would promptly throw the thing in the trash because it would take too much effort to bring the plant through its cycle, no I wouldn’t consider it. However, there are several friends Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118476177166574305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33856734189834792292007-11-07T16:34:00.000-08:002007-11-07T16:34:00.000-08:00Chapter 7: I never have given food plants althoug...Chapter 7: I never have given food plants although I have given baskets of bulbs as Christmas that were to be watered and watch grow and bloom in March. I read Animal, Vegetable, Mineral this past spring so was able to put to use many of Kingsolver's suggestions and was over joyed with everything I tried, including cheesemaking (see below).<BR/><BR/>Chapter 8: This is easy for me to say Piddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056865331170868231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-26765230770782022872007-11-07T10:15:00.000-08:002007-11-07T10:15:00.000-08:00Chapter 7 - I've never done that but I love the id...Chapter 7 - I've never done that but I love the idea. I think I will do this in the future.<BR/><BR/>Chapter 8 - This really frustrates me! I have friends that all they think about when buying food is how much it costs. They give no thought to how it was raised or what is in it. It drives me crazy! Our food budget has gone up a lot over the past year or 2 but our eating out budget has gone Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-45320454991810926552007-11-07T08:21:00.000-08:002007-11-07T08:21:00.000-08:00Thanks, Tintex -- I am glad to hear that Kingsolve...Thanks, Tintex -- I am glad to hear that Kingsolvers other books are also good to read -- I had wondered about that, now maybe I will check them out at the library!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6463576518924858942007-11-07T06:53:00.000-08:002007-11-07T06:53:00.000-08:00I've given lots of small herb plants to people who...I've given lots of small herb plants to people who like to cook with them. For the black thumbed cooking friends, what better use for that end of the season glut of tomatoes, lettuces, etc?<BR/><BR/>I've loved Kingsolver's books since my mother gave me her Prodigal Summer a few years ago. It's not especially food related, but is a great read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67132084477185544122007-11-07T06:24:00.000-08:002007-11-07T06:24:00.000-08:00What bothers me is that it's even legal to put pes...What bothers me is that it's even legal to put pesticides on our food. Even if the amount that gets to us is low, the exposure to the farm workers is much higher. I don't hear people talk about how unethical it is to buy cheap food at the expense of workers who are underpaid and whose health is endangered. If we can't grow our own, let's at least buy organic when we can. So many topics to Anna Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10824356086811880655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8642422399543088402007-11-07T05:56:00.000-08:002007-11-07T05:56:00.000-08:00I, too, was inspired to explore cheese-making afte...I, too, was inspired to explore cheese-making after reading this book, but just never got around to it. Yet! It's still on my ever-growing list of things I'd like to try...if I ever get to it.<BR/><BR/>I must say this was my favorite read of the summer - I won't comment on each chapter due to the sheer amount I have to say - but I highly recommend it!Ananda Devikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691247953779020400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49055519576510008092007-11-07T04:06:00.000-08:002007-11-07T04:06:00.000-08:00Chapter 7. Gratitude – I have never given food pla...Chapter 7. Gratitude – I have never given food plants as gifts but I would love to receive them . . . are you listening, children?<BR/><BR/>Chapter 8. Growing Trust – I am increasingly, and belatedly, ashamed of how little we spend for good food and how willing I have been to accept the cheap and unhealthy substitutes. My kids, ten years ago or more, when they were in junior high school, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com