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Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food (2009)

por Wendell Berry

Otros autores: Michael Pollan (Introducción)

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:Only a farmer could delve so deeply into the origins of food, and only a writer of Wendell Berry??s caliber could convey it with such conviction and eloquence. A progenitor of the slow food movement, Wendell Berry reminds us all to take the time to understand the basics of what we ingest. ??Eating is an agriculture act,? he writes. Indeed, we are all players in the food economy. For the last five decades, Berry has embodied mindful eating through his land practices and his writing. In recognition of that influence, Michael Pollan here offers an introduction to this wonderful collection that is essential reading for anyone who cares about what they eat.

Drawn from over thirty years of work, this collection joins bestsellers The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Pollan, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver, as essential reading for anyone who cares about what they eat. The essays address such concerns as: How does organic measure up against locally grown? What are the differences between small and large farms, and how does that affect what you put on your dinner table? What can you do to support sustainable agr
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I picked up a book because a friend thinks Wendell Berry is the best. I can't speak to that, but it took me a couple of years to plod through this book. The writing in the essays isn't bad, per se, just pretty dense. I'm not sure who it was written for: academics? ag policy wonks? passionate students who need some realism? Certainly not for me, but perhaps it's because I've spent my whole live knowing most of the problems detailed herein. Who doesn't know that agribusiness completely ignores the means to rebuild the soil, find a balance with insects, grow healthy food without pesticides, allow farmers to earn a decent living? And for those who don't, I'm not sure they'll be convinced by quoting an early 1900's farmer, or lines from Spenser's "The Faierie Queene". OK, this review is biased because I've forgotten what was included in the 1st part of the book, it's been so long since I read that. His discussion of 7 Amish farms might still be persuasive. ( )
  juniperSun | Oct 12, 2023 |
Reading Wendell Berry - novels, poems, short stories, and now essays - makes me want to be a farmer. Or at least to live on and love a particular piece of land and its immediate neighbors, human and non.

There are plenty of technical details here that blew past me in a blur of partial understanding, but Berry's mantra comes through loud and clear: industrial agriculture is not the way to farm for the future. With essays on farming, portraits of farms and farmers who are doing things well, and fictional excerpts around the theme of farm and table, Berry communicates ideas and recommendations that are scientifically and economically sound. But his writings also circumscribe a moral way of life in which humans act as the humble and compassionate stewards of soil, plants, animals, and other human lives. ( )
  rhowens | Nov 26, 2019 |
Great way to start with Berry. One caveat: watch the dates of publication, because we HAVE made some progress since he started writing.
  revliz | Nov 26, 2015 |
Wendell Berry was into sustainable agriculture and the local foods movement long before it became fashionable. Through a series of essays, Berry tells why more Americans should be farmers. I did enjoy some of his thoughts. For example, he believes the decline of the family is related to the decline of farming. Other comments are made to startle readers. For example, he characterizes Americans as lazy because they aspire for retirement ('doing nothing".) The quality of writing is fairly consistent and good throughout the series of essays, but the subject matter of some essays is far more interesting than that of others. ( )
  thornton37814 | Jun 10, 2013 |
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Introduction: A few weeks after Michelle Obama planted an organic vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House in March 2009, the business section of the Sunday New York Times published a cover story bearing the headline "Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?"
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Fiction. Literature. HTML:Only a farmer could delve so deeply into the origins of food, and only a writer of Wendell Berry??s caliber could convey it with such conviction and eloquence. A progenitor of the slow food movement, Wendell Berry reminds us all to take the time to understand the basics of what we ingest. ??Eating is an agriculture act,? he writes. Indeed, we are all players in the food economy. For the last five decades, Berry has embodied mindful eating through his land practices and his writing. In recognition of that influence, Michael Pollan here offers an introduction to this wonderful collection that is essential reading for anyone who cares about what they eat.

Drawn from over thirty years of work, this collection joins bestsellers The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Pollan, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, by Barbara Kingsolver, as essential reading for anyone who cares about what they eat. The essays address such concerns as: How does organic measure up against locally grown? What are the differences between small and large farms, and how does that affect what you put on your dinner table? What can you do to support sustainable agr

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