jtisreading's review against another edition
5.0
When I became sick (from chronic migraines and adrenal insufficiency) I began to read this at the recommendation of an agrarian Christian thinker. I wanted to reevaluate how I viewed food, how it worked with my body, and what my role as a typical American should be in working with food.
It didn't last long, a bunch of other issues sprang up and grabbed my attention and the book sat on the shelf. Then a few months ago I picked it back up as I began also thinking through these big questions again after making my first garden in the backyard. Now I have plans and development for a full .25 acre garden permaculture. This book has played a significant role in helping me understand the importance of doing so. There are so many facets, so many important ways to understand food in the world and the spiritual calling to how we view food and this book is really a priceless volume. I used the appendix to buy other book recommendations. So I am still in the beginning stages but am absorbing and thinking through it all as much as I possibly can. I highly recommend this book as a starting resource to understand food, solid food practices, and developing a justice theology in eating and growing food (being stewards)
It didn't last long, a bunch of other issues sprang up and grabbed my attention and the book sat on the shelf. Then a few months ago I picked it back up as I began also thinking through these big questions again after making my first garden in the backyard. Now I have plans and development for a full .25 acre garden permaculture. This book has played a significant role in helping me understand the importance of doing so. There are so many facets, so many important ways to understand food in the world and the spiritual calling to how we view food and this book is really a priceless volume. I used the appendix to buy other book recommendations. So I am still in the beginning stages but am absorbing and thinking through it all as much as I possibly can. I highly recommend this book as a starting resource to understand food, solid food practices, and developing a justice theology in eating and growing food (being stewards)
racheljohnson9731's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
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