tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post7896359453616984673..comments2024-03-05T13:21:33.334-08:00Comments on Backyard Spectator: Low-tech High-interest Observationsdkmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-83101370537171086972011-04-22T10:40:46.569-07:002011-04-22T10:40:46.569-07:00It must be incredibly satisfying to write a book t...It must be incredibly satisfying to write a book that truly changes people's behaviours through the power of example and argument. I thought I was a pretty good 'grow it your own', Farmers' Market girl, but this book demonstrates how much further I have to go...Jane Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420485615132391496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-69301160471731467002011-04-19T05:01:15.120-07:002011-04-19T05:01:15.120-07:00Exactly---in the respect that kids don't know ...Exactly---in the respect that kids don't know that food is actually grown in the ground. That book changed the way we eat in this family! That is---the way we try to eat. But at least we choose local when we can. The down side: it takes the edge off the pleasure of eating the beautiful tropical fruit available in our markets. <br />On another related note: We're currently watching a public television series called "Wild Austrilasia." Oh, the beauty of your part of the world!dkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322142359551595275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815750522234072499.post-7820847257575112292011-04-18T11:00:45.069-07:002011-04-18T11:00:45.069-07:00Hehehe - spot on. Enough of an element of truth fo...Hehehe - spot on. Enough of an element of truth for it to be scary! I am currently reading Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable and Miracle - a less tongue-in-cheek, more polemical riff on a related issue I guess.Jane Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420485615132391496noreply@blogger.com