Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

As I was driving home last night, I turned on the radio and listened to KQED’s forum. Michael Krasney was speaking to authors of a new book, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” which portrays how a family moved to a Virgina farm and ate local or homegrown food for one year. Co-authors Barbara Kingsolver and Steven Hopp talk about their changes in eating, how to find local, organic foods, and how to save money on their food. On the air, the authors disparaged getting fresh tomatoes in the winter from South America and how green tomatoes are unnaturally gassed with ethylene to become red which loses lycopene nutrients. They helped callers identify local markets through directories like Local Harvest. It’s worth listening to this conversation on your computer or as an mp3 onto your iPod.