Melissa Briggs
In chapter 13, Kingsolver mainly discusses the family’s season of tomatoes. During the month of August they harvested approximately 302 pounds of tomatoes, all in which they had to pack and process into cans of sauce, freeze in plastic bags, or cut into slices and send them through the food dryer. Another topic that was mentioned was regarding “Appalachian Harvest”, which is a farm close to Kingsolver’s home that produces organic vegetables and distributes them to supermarket chains in the near areas. The organic vegetables that do not meet the store’s standards of color, shape, and size are delivered to low-income families in the area also.
September is the month of animal harvest, and Kingsolver described their process of harvesting the poultry in chapter 14. They had another family come over to help with the harvesting, and both families had opportunity to enjoy fresh chicken for dinner that night. She also described the difference when raising animals to be butchered between her family and CAFO’s; after this experience she felt sympathetic for the cattle that live in stalls their entire life up to their knees in their own feces, rather than being able to roam freely within fences of a farm.
In chapter 15 Barbara and her husband travel to Italy for a second-honeymoon. She talks all about the different restaurants they dine at, including the many meals that they are served in the restaurants. One of the places where they stayed was called an agriturismo, in which guests stay on a family farm and have the option of participating in the hoeing of the garden and other agricultural activities. The main purpose of the so-called “bed and breakfast” is so guests get the opportunity to enjoy fresh meals containing only food from their farm.
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