carriepond's review
3.0
This would be a good book for someone who hasn't been thinking about these issues already-- sort of a quick and dirty, Cliff Notes version of the problems with industrialized farming. Although none of the concepts in here were new to me, I was reminded of some information and learned some new statistics, etc. that I found interesting. The main thing I liked about this book is that it's a compact primer on all the reasons that it was so important for me to become a vegetarian and why I strive to lessen the amount of animal products I consume.
I really liked this quote, toward the end: "For us, a plant-and-planet-centered diet is a daily reminder that we can re-create economic life so that it reflects our commonsense and deepest values; for, individually, none would choose a world that robs farmers of livelihoods, the soil and water of their health, animals and people of their dignity, people of food for their survival. A first step in awakening is to realize that right now, today, we ourselves can begin to make a different choice."
I really liked this quote, toward the end: "For us, a plant-and-planet-centered diet is a daily reminder that we can re-create economic life so that it reflects our commonsense and deepest values; for, individually, none would choose a world that robs farmers of livelihoods, the soil and water of their health, animals and people of their dignity, people of food for their survival. A first step in awakening is to realize that right now, today, we ourselves can begin to make a different choice."
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