mostlygardening

I’ve decided to take Green Bean up on her challenge and read an ecologically relevant book this month. (Sad to say that it’s a challenge to read any book, any month of late.) And while I peruse the list of books that others are reading, and have made notes on many I’d like to read, I decided to haul out an oldy, but a goody (if memory serves).

(okay…you have to go to Amazon to ‘Search Inside!’)

I’m reading Diet for a Small Planet, by Frances Moore Lappé. The ironic thing is that I’m reading the twentieth anniversary edition, which I first read about fourteen years ago. I’ve been hearing the recent news reports about the meat packing plant issues and it’s got me thinking about giving up meat…mostly…again for a while. And one of the things that inspired me to do so during another time of my life was reading this book…so why not read it again and hope for similar results.

I’m not yet ready to say ‘I’m going to be a Vegetarian’, because I know I’m prone to failure with such hard and fast statements. But less is better than more…so I’ll strive for less.

I’ve made it most of the way through the introduction this evening, and I had forgotten (says the girl who forgets the plot of a movie when the credits roll) how much philosophy there is in it. That’s to say, she’s mentioned Relational Philosophy a few times in the introduction. And after reading it, I went on to get a higher degree in Philosophy…and particularly favored relational philosophies. Hmmm. Coincidence?

So among all the other new-ish tasks I’ve undertaken, I’m going to read this book and eat less meat. Wish me luck!