While I’m thinking about it, here is a partial bibliography of some of the reading I’m doing on the whole food thing. It’s annotated with some of my own comments. If you have your own favorite books in this area, feel free to add a comment.

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Lappe Moore, Frances and Anna Lappe. Hope’s Edge. New York, NY: Putnam, 2002.

This book is about a lot more than food. It is a mother-daughter journey around the world to explore issues of food, labor, politics, activism, and more. This is the book that got me thinking about working at our own small local farm.

Nestle, Marion. Food Politics. Berekely, CA: University of California Press, 2002.

This book is by a former adviser to the federal government of food and nutrition issues documents the influence of the food industry on our food choices.

Pringle, Peter. Food Inc. – Mendel to Monsanto – The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

This book by an investigative journalist takes a very balanced look at the pros and cons of genetic modification of food. After reading it, I was less concerned about the health implications of GMOs and more concerned about the patent issues that are being raised.

Robbins, John. The Food Revolution. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 2001.

Singer, Peter and Jim Mason. The Way We Eat – Why Our Food Choices Matter. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 2006.

This book takes a look at three different types of family diets and examines the implications of each backed up with a lot of research. has a definite perspective toward the humane treatment of animals, but I would challenge even the most adamant omnivore to read this and not rethink what they eat. This is a thought-provoking book that everyone should read.