Comments on: What I’m Reading: The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/ Respect Your Food. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4311 Scott Kustes Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:13:04 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4311 Thanks Marc. I realized while writing this post that I haven't given any books really bad marks. Then I figured that had to do with the fact that most of the books I'm reading have been recommended by others, so the bad ones tend to get weeded out. Though I have read a flop or two in my life. Thanks Marc. I realized while writing this post that I haven’t given any books really bad marks. Then I figured that had to do with the fact that most of the books I’m reading have been recommended by others, so the bad ones tend to get weeded out. Though I have read a flop or two in my life.

]]> By: Marc http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4273 Marc Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:18:33 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4273 Thanks for the review Scott. I have Wild Fermentation, but don't think I'll be getting this one. Your history with reviews scores high in my book. You are usually dead on. Marc Thanks for the review Scott.
I have Wild Fermentation, but don’t think I’ll be getting this one.
Your history with reviews scores high in my book. You are usually dead on.

Marc

]]> By: Debs http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4268 Debs Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:30:01 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4268 I'll have to check this out, thanks. I've used recipes from Wild Fermentation and want to buy my own copy. Looks like now I have another book of his to add to my list. <a href="http://food.gofrolic.org">Food Is Love</a> I’ll have to check this out, thanks. I’ve used recipes from Wild Fermentation and want to buy my own copy. Looks like now I have another book of his to add to my list.

Food Is Love

]]> By: Anna http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4266 Anna Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:03:29 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4266 Thanks for the reminder to pick up the book again and finish it. I got sidetracked by some other books. Like you, Scott, not so much of this is new to me because of my other reading and investigations, but I like his writing style and perspective. For a more complete story on GMO crops and the havoc they wreak on neighboring fields and farmers, see the movie The Future of Food, by Deborah Koons Garcia. Netflix.com has the rental dvd, and I was able to buy a used copy from Amazon.com. I love the Wild Fermentations book. I have other fermentation and culturing books that are more specialized, but WF is the best all around book both for beginning fermenters and as a primary info source. By the way, I am currently reading the book discussed on Dr. Mike Eades (www.proteinpower.com) blog, Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), and it is fascinating. Cognitive Dissonance Theory goes a long way towards explaining why the food system is the way it is, and why it is so difficult to get people to see things differently and make their own changes. Thanks for the reminder to pick up the book again and finish it. I got sidetracked by some other books. Like you, Scott, not so much of this is new to me because of my other reading and investigations, but I like his writing style and perspective.

For a more complete story on GMO crops and the havoc they wreak on neighboring fields and farmers, see the movie The Future of Food, by Deborah Koons Garcia. Netflix.com has the rental dvd, and I was able to buy a used copy from Amazon.com.

I love the Wild Fermentations book. I have other fermentation and culturing books that are more specialized, but WF is the best all around book both for beginning fermenters and as a primary info source.

By the way, I am currently reading the book discussed on Dr. Mike Eades (www.proteinpower.com) blog, Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), and it is fascinating. Cognitive Dissonance Theory goes a long way towards explaining why the food system is the way it is, and why it is so difficult to get people to see things differently and make their own changes.

]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4265 Scott Kustes Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:54:26 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4265 Don't worry Terry...I'm not actually going to go out and pick up roadkill. I just thought it was interesting. I'll stick with local, grass-fed meats. I think you are right about some of the patentable seeds, but I think I heard that it's the children of the parents that are infertile. Therefore, the seeds can germinate and contaminate other plants with infertile children and Monsanto has just happened to show up and test non-GMO farmer's seed stocks and find Monsanto seeds from adjacent fields. I could be wrong on the fertility thing though. Jay, no problem. Thanks for pointing out Wild Fermentation over on the CF forum. Cheers Scott Don’t worry Terry…I’m not actually going to go out and pick up roadkill. I just thought it was interesting. I’ll stick with local, grass-fed meats. I think you are right about some of the patentable seeds, but I think I heard that it’s the children of the parents that are infertile. Therefore, the seeds can germinate and contaminate other plants with infertile children and Monsanto has just happened to show up and test non-GMO farmer’s seed stocks and find Monsanto seeds from adjacent fields. I could be wrong on the fertility thing though.

Jay, no problem. Thanks for pointing out Wild Fermentation over on the CF forum.

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Jay http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4262 Jay Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:14:15 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4262 Half way through the book, it's a pretty good read. I really like his Wild Fermentation book. Thanks for the review. Half way through the book, it’s a pretty good read.
I really like his Wild Fermentation book.
Thanks for the review.

]]> By: Terry http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4259 Terry Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:30:39 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/03/25/book-review-the-revolution-will-not-be-microwaved/#comment-4259 Another to add to my reading list. Some of the food laws do exist for good reasons even though they are irritating at times. Raw milk when produced by healthy cows that are regularly tested is great but it only takes one sick cow to contaminate a lot of milk that can kill. Many "underground" food producers can't afford that kind of testing. The food laws do vary by state. In some places famers can slaughter their own animals; they just aren't supposed to sell it to the public. But, that doesn't keep people from buying the animal alive, hiring a slaughterer and having it taken to a butcher to be cut and wrapped. I have never heard of a law that prohibits baking and selling bread from home. Ridiculous! So are laws that prevent producers from selling their farm fresh eggs to retail outlets like coops. Also, picking up road kill is illegal in some states. That's supposedly to prevent hunting using vehicles as weapons. As for patentable seeds, I was under the impression that most seed produced by Monsanto and ADM were hybrids that won't breed true in the field. So then you have to buy seed from them every year. Many people are worried that some of the genetically modified stuff will cross pollinate with neighbors open pollinated crops and counter the efforts to maintain the older, hardier crops, not to mention reducing genetic diversity of beneficial insects, butterflies and such. Another to add to my reading list.

Some of the food laws do exist for good reasons even though they are irritating at times. Raw milk when produced by healthy cows that are regularly tested is great but it only takes one sick cow to contaminate a lot of milk that can kill. Many “underground” food producers can’t afford that kind of testing.

The food laws do vary by state. In some places famers can slaughter their own animals; they just aren’t supposed to sell it to the public. But, that doesn’t keep people from buying the animal alive, hiring a slaughterer and having it taken to a butcher to be cut and wrapped.

I have never heard of a law that prohibits baking and selling bread from home. Ridiculous! So are laws that prevent producers from selling their farm fresh eggs to retail outlets like coops.

Also, picking up road kill is illegal in some states. That’s supposedly to prevent hunting using vehicles as weapons.

As for patentable seeds, I was under the impression that most seed produced by Monsanto and ADM were hybrids that won’t breed true in the field. So then you have to buy seed from them every year. Many people are worried that some of the genetically modified stuff will cross pollinate with neighbors open pollinated crops and counter the efforts to maintain the older, hardier crops, not to mention reducing genetic diversity of beneficial insects, butterflies and such.

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