I was so happy to read this! I started seriously gardening last year. Because my own garden produce is imperfect I have come to realize that 'perfect' grocery-store produce can only be achieved by wasting a LOT of food. And this isn't even considering the waste of resources generated to transport that produce to your store. If any of your readers are interested in gaining more perspective on this issue and also reading a great story of a family subsisting on their own produce, try Barbara Kingsolver's 2007 book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
I was so happy to read this! I started seriously gardening last year. Because my own garden produce is imperfect I have come to realize that 'perfect' grocery-store produce can only be achieved by wasting a LOT of food. And this isn't even considering the waste of resources generated to transport that produce to your store. If any of your readers are interested in gaining more perspective on this issue and also reading a great story of a family subsisting on their own produce, try Barbara Kingsolver's 2007 book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.