Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Expanding on 2008's Botany, Ballet and Dinner from Scratch, which chronicled a year of eating nothing that wasn't produced within 250 miles of her Brooklyn home, locavore and urban gardener Meredith presents a practical guide best suited to conscientious foodies in the New York City area. Though much will be familiar to locavores and devotees of Michael Pollan--including the benefits of seasonal eating and the problems of conventional farming methods--Meredith sums up the issues well. Tips on sourcing (particularly from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups), community and urban gardening, and composting provide concrete, succinct steps toward greener food consumption. Meredith also provides thorough tips for getting the most out of farmer's market purchases, including standard meats and produce as well as less familiar foods like fiddlehead ferns and currants; she also provides instructions and steps for preserving a summer bounty and the dos and don'ts of foraging. Though she closes with a list of web references for any zip code, Meredith's more specific tips-and there are many-are largely confined to New York. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by Library Journal Review
The author of Botany, Ballet and Dinner from Scratch, where she challenged herself to eat only food sourced within 250 miles of her Brooklyn home, continues to give some great advice. She includes the benefits of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) group, how to store food in limited space, and foraging in the city. A New York perspective prevails, but great resources for websites and further reading extends the book's value. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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