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By Donna LaPr£
Special to the Rappahannock News
Agriculture, land use and community evolution are issues near and dear to many Rappahannock residents.
As things shift and change in the world around us, books are one way to give us new information and practical skills to move forward while keeping our county’s rural nature intact.
You may already be familiar with Rappahannock County Library’s County Corner, containing development and land use materials.
An out-growth of this section can now be found in the Reference Room, entitled “Food, Farm and Environment”.
This project has been several years in the making, relying mainly on small donations of books on organic gardening, naturalist essays, farm-based nutrition and food provenance issues.
Hopes are that it will grow and include books on green building, alternative energy sources and ecological farming in the near future.
Several books, for example, revolve around discerning what actually is in processed food and how it affects health, agriculture and the economy.
“Fast Food Nation,” “Food Politics” and “Bio-Piracy” are books which shed light on some very unsavory food industry practices.
“Nourishing Traditions,” part food research, part cookbook, not only exposes many of the nutritional food myths created and perpetuated by the food conglomerates and government, but tells how to prepare and find real, nutrient-dense food for better health.
“Cooking Fresh From the MidAtlantic” highlights regional farms and restaurants, with essays and recipes including Four and Twenty Blackbirds and Heidi Eastham’s
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