Holy Cows and Hog Heaven is written by an honest-to-goodness-dirt-under-the-fingernails, optimistic clean good farmer. His goal is to:
Empower food buyers to pursue positive alternatives to the industrialized food system.
Bring clean food farmers and their patrons into a teamwork relationship.
Marry the best of western technology with the soul of eastern ethics.
Educate food buyers about productions.
Create a food system that enhances nature's ecology for future generations. Holy Cows and Hog Heaven has an overriding objective of encouraging every food buyer to embrace the notion that menus are a conscious decision, creating the next generation's world one bite at a time.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Very informative:
I have to admit I am a big fan of Salatin's writing and this one is no different. Once I get my CSA running I will sell copies of this book to my customers. It has changed the way I purchase my food. It will change the way I raise food. Very good read and amusing as well as eye opening.
Integrity.:
This book is a natural follow-up to the two Michael Pollan books, "Omnivore's Dillema" and "In Defense of Food." Joel Salatin nails it home with the "how-to's" of putting into practice these new insights about incorporating locally produced clean food into our diets. It's all about accountability and integrity, as practiced by small farm friendly producers and their products, face-to-face with their customers. For those who take for granted that the grocery store is the only place to buy food, try something... more info
Fair to Middlin':
There is some worthwhile information contained in this book, but not presented very well. Most of the book seems to be a rather bitter diatribe by a very disgruntled individual.
SherriL:
This is an Awesome book! It is a must read for anyone who values their own life, the lives of their family and friends/community and last but not least, our future generations and this great world we live in. It affects us all! It is a book that ought to be passed out to anyone and everyone who is involved with food. Enough said...
