RULES:

1. Read a book.

2. Pick up a contest form from HHS Library

3. Fill out the form and hand in to Ms. Carson.

4. Go to http://hhslibraryguild.blogspot.com to see your post

5. Do it AGAIN!

 

The student with the most entries received by June 3rd 2011 wins!

1st Prize: Book of your choice (up to $30 value)

2nd Prize: Book of your choice (up to $15 value)

3rd Prize: Surprise Book!

100-Mile Diet

The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating

by Alisa Smith & JB MacKinnon
Review by Ms. Carson, HHS Librarian

Alisa and James take turns in this down-to-earth blog-turned-memoir telling us how difficult and rewarding it is to eat only local produce, grains, meat, and drink for one full year.  But it is more than just Vancouver eco-urbanites showing off, they provide doses of agricultural history, unusual recipes, and inspiring enthusiasm.

Not everyone has the time or inclination to wander rural landscapes in search of farmers selling watermelon honey (yes, that's right, honey made when bees get into the melon patch), but the book is testament to the value in taking the road less travelled (one that not so long ago was well-trampled).  Already committed to eating mostly organic, home-cooking, and buying from my friends at the Kingston market, I am now armed with the confidence and determination to eat my dandelion and purslane weeds, once they pop up again in the spring.  And while I'm at it, I should get some corn salad in the cold frame. 

Let's all experience the joy that comes from relying on ourselves and Mother Earth to provide everything that is important, right here at home.  Who the heck needs hard tasteless strawberries in December anyway?