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Thinking Green...Check out these books.

2 books I recommend to students: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.
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Anonymous said…
These look like great books to read. I have been doing some research on sustainable food and the effects of additives and chemicals in our produce and processed foods today. Whole Foods Market has some really good podcasts on these subjects and they are free. I feel these topics will have a huge impact with the future chef of tomorrow. Hopefully the world of "molecular gastronomy" will give us some great new tools to use without adding even more chemicals to our food.
April 29, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Unknown said…
I have Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and it is fantastic! I have been too busy to read the entire thing, but what I have gotten through is great. I just checked out The Omnivore's Dilemma from the AiJX Library.
May 1, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Anonymous said…
I have fliped through The Omnivore's Dilemma. I loved what I read but, I have yet to read it in full but, it's on my mental book list of things to read when I am done reading what I am currently reading which is Lunch Lessons by Ann Cooper and someone who I can't remember their name right now. It's a great resource for people who have kids and are interested in reforming school lunch programs to include more healthful and earth friendly lunches. It also includes a list of different things the family can do to go green. I'm starting to do this a little at a time like using energy efficient lightbulbs in my house and buying organic foods and things like that. I intend to start sending my daughter lunch to school next school year in a Laptop Lunchbox (Bento Box basicly)so that I can send healthier food and food that has less packaging to cut down on lunchtime waste (ziploc bags, plastic silverware, etc.) My husband is not warming up to all this so quickly but, I'm working on him to realize that in the long run it works out better for everyone. My electric bill is a lot cheaper than usual just by using energy efficient bulbs. I'm saving more than the extra amount we spend on the bulbs. That sort of evidence caused my husband to continue using the energy efficient bulbs. It's just better for everyone.
May 1, 2008 at 5:11 PM
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