This week’s books
hippiemommy
I am trying to figure out which one I want to blog about. I really can’t decide! Last week I finished Learning All The Time. I really liked it. It…
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The animals on the “beyond organic” farm
I split this into two entries. I hope that it won’t discourage people from reading the other one 🙂 In Chapter Eleven, Pollan discusses the way that the animals work…
Beyond organic
I wanted to get this entry up pretty quickly, because I don’t want to look like I am poo-pooing organic 🙂 These next few chapters have given me a ton…
Is “Organic” any better?
As I continue through The Omnivore’s Dilemma, there is just so much that I want to write about! I am working through the chapter on “Big Organic” right now, and…
The corn-fed American steer
Wow, I am 5 chapters into The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and it is a great read. I would like to point out that this author is NOT a vegetarian, and even…
Corn, corn everywhere
On the suggestion of a few women at GCM, I decided to pick up a copy of The Omnivore’s Dilemma – A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan.…
Day 1 of half marathon training
We are finally settled into our new house! Yay! DH is dragging in some new book shelves as we speak. Once my books are in place, I’ll really feel “home”…
Even if we don’t agree, there’s a lot of wisdom in this book
Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor Although Barbara Brown Taylor is coming from a different place than I am theologically, I am still very glad that…
I first started How Would Jesus Raise a Child back in 2004. Its been a long time. I’m about to go into year 3 with this book, and its only…
Review of Train Up Your Children in the Ways They Should Eat: OK, but some bad advice
Train Up Your Children in the Ways They Should Eat by Sharon Broer When my mother-in-law gave me this book, I was a bit skeptical. Some of her past suggestions…
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