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Book Review of Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally

Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally
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I really enjoyed this book. Written in alternating his and her voices about a year spent eating food grown only from within a 100 mile radius of their home. It's quite the challenge, for the writers as well as for the average consumer like me who doesn't have cows or chickens or grow her own produce. It's given me lots to tbink about -what it means to eat locally, eat mindfully and make a conscious effort to really think about where food is really grown, the length of the trip to get it onto super market shelves and our own carbon footprint. If anything, it has made me even more determined to get more creative about my food choices and doubling my efforts to further reduce my carbon footprint. I'll likely re-read this again soon.