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Slow Food Nation's Come to the Table: The Slow Food Way of Living

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Slow Food Nation's "Come to the Table" is a pleasant little book. The chapters on the farmers are nice, but really just a brief summary of their lives. As a reader I would have appreciated a little more depth, but that may not have been the intent. What did come through on these glimpses of life was that these farms are not long-term sustainable without support from the public. Many of these farms depend on leased land which could easily disappear.

The recipes are fairly basic. This is no great surprise as they are largely taken from the farmers, not professional food writers or chefs. I will likely try a couple.

I suspect this book is most useful if you live in California where the farms are. For the rest of us, it should encourage us to seek out our local farming community where we can learn the history of our farmer in a short conversation and develop a relationship of mutual support.

I cannot recommend this as a book. While the slow food movement is important, this book is a bit thin in more ways than one. This is one that you need to see a copy of before you decide to purchase.

I bought this book because our friends are one of the farms featured. I really liked the stories and the pictures. Great for California.