In each chapter, Kingsolver uses stories of her family’s experiences to explore larger cultural issues that have led them to conduct the experiment in the first place. For example, January and February, the “hungry months,” are not in fact hungry there is still plenty of food around. In this way, the book, like the central experiment in eating local, is a family affair.Īs the year wears on, the family confronts challenges-like if they can find any fruit in winter-but also find that some of the problems they expect do not happen. Hopp, and elder daughter, Camille, also contribute essays throughout. Notably, the entire family agrees to take on this challenge, and all contribute to the growing and preparing of food throughout the year.īarbara Kingsolver wrote most of the book herself, but her husband, Steven L. Additional concerns, such as the relative health concerns associated with processed foods and the inhumane treatment of conventionally farmed animals, contribute to this decision. Kingsolver’s family undertakes this experiment out of a growing concern for the planet and the massive fuel waste and pollution that results from the current food industry.
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