tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258398638640505916.post8515986576537348241..comments2023-10-31T10:52:53.318-04:00Comments on megan auman: what i'm reading: the omnivore's dilemmameganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10517099349078667544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258398638640505916.post-83778911477260676912008-06-20T16:31:00.000-04:002008-06-20T16:31:00.000-04:00thanks to everyone for your responses. i'm glad t...thanks to everyone for your responses. i'm glad that people enjoy these posts, they're a good way for me to keep track of what I'm reading.<BR/><BR/>sherri - if you do decide to read it, you are going to want to skip over some of the sections. there were some parts that made me shudder and want to gag. but a lot of the stuff about agriculture was interesting. I too have been wanting to grow my own food more, but i have a black thumb.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517099349078667544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258398638640505916.post-7178261479986889572008-06-20T12:00:00.000-04:002008-06-20T12:00:00.000-04:00I loved "Botany Of Desire," but have been hesitant...I loved "Botany Of Desire," but have been hesitant to pick up "The Omnivores Dilemma"- I think simply because I am afraid to. I already don't eat meat, and am not sure I can "stomach" reading about the food industry right now. I sponsor the Animal Rights Collation at the school I teach at and had to leave the room while they watched "Earthlings!" Is there a lot of graphic description of the slaughter houses, or would I be able to pass over it? I mean, I am the sort who bawls at those Purina commercials with the dogs in the shelters! But I am interested in agricultural side of it as I have been attempting to grow more of my food the past couple of years- albeit in the middle of Baltimore City! As always I love your "what I'm reading posts," I download my books off itunes too!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888770297218710302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258398638640505916.post-50756630551157742932008-06-20T10:12:00.000-04:002008-06-20T10:12:00.000-04:00i read this book some months ago and the images ha...i read this book some months ago and the images have stuck with me. i also have wondered why more attention wasn't paid to this book in the media. for as many copies of Omnivore that have sold, it's surprising.<BR/><BR/>i too thought of the growth of the handmade community while reading Omnivore. i am grateful that so many share this longing to connect, it may be the beginning of a very significant shift. i have hope.<BR/><BR/>i also thought of your 'i am a real person post" after reading this one. how fitting, after proclaiming that you will no longer edit yourself as much in this space, that you speak of people longing to know the person behind a purchase.<BR/><BR/>as always, i love your i am reading posts. thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>happy friday,<BR/>shannasecond storiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541660378025187804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258398638640505916.post-25144701786266380122008-06-19T22:40:00.000-04:002008-06-19T22:40:00.000-04:00megan, i completely agree that EVERYONE should rea...megan, i completely agree that EVERYONE should read these books!!! the fact that we are so blind to what we put into ourselves, to what fuels us onward... it's sad. as you say, this yearning we're all starting to feel to 'know the source', it extends to every aspect of our lives... it, too, makes me so very grateful to live in an agriculturally stable area and to have so many crafty friends. the word community is more and more meaningful to me every day.<BR/>thanks for being a art of that.<BR/>karen <BR/>(i'm more and more into the idea of an audio book. i've been plugging away at animal vegetable miracle for way too long, but by the time i give myself time to read i can only get a few pages before my eyelids fall down... to "read" and work at the same time... brilliant!)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561241853821504886noreply@blogger.com