With more attention being paid to eating locally raised foods, the following are recommendations of recent books made either by Museum members, or those enjoyed by Museum staff.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
By Michael Pollan
The choices we make on what we eat has implications not only for our and our children’s health, but the health of the environment.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
By Barbara Kingsolver
In her first nonfiction book, she documents her family’s commitment to buying local foods.
Hope’s Edge
By Frances Moore Lappe
Traveling over five continents, Lappe looks at alternatives to global corporatization, genetically modified foods, and alternatives to chemical agriculture.
