A N I M A L,
VE G E TA B L E,
MIRACLE
A Year of Food Life
BARBARA
K I N G S O LV E R
with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
o r i g i na l d r aw i n g s by r i c h a r d a . h o u s e r
In memory of Jo Ellen
CONTENTS
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1. Called Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2. Waiting for Asparagus: Late March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
3. Springing Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
4. Stalking the Vegetannual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
5. Molly Mooching: April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
6. The Birds and the Bees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
7. Gratitude: May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
8. Growing Trust: Mid-June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9. Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Late June . . . . . . . 124
10. Eating Neighborly: Late June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
11. Slow Food Nations: Late June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
12. Zucchini Larceny: July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
13. Life in a Red State: August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
14. You Can’t Run Away on Harvest Day: September . . . . . . . . 219
15. Where Fish Wear Crowns: September . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
16. Smashing Pumpkins: October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
17. Celebration Days: November–December . . . . . . . . . . . 277
18. What Do You Eat in January? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
19. Hungry Month: February–March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
20. Time Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Sidebar Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364