I call these pieces “What I’m Reading”, but you and I both know that an intelligent person consumes more than one kind of information. Books, videos, newsletters, podcasts, mainstream news, alternative news…the list goes on. Although to be completely honest, I have yet to find an “alternative news source” that is reasonable, logical, and not laced with crackpot theories.
I’m reading a great book The Treeline as research for an upcoming short story. And I read Seeds of Resistance by Mark Schapiro as research for a short story that I’m currently serializing on my Substack. I recommend both.
Thanks for your recommendations. Talking about the food crisis, I also just finished The Wind Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. It’s one of those rare sci-fi books that puts the food crisis at the center of the plot. Very well written and powerful book.
I meant to say that I have Seeds of Resistance, just haven't had a chance to read it yet. I should rectify that. I've read some of your cli-fi and rather enjoy it!
Thank you Carolyn. Seeds of Resistance was a huge eye opener. A manifesto for safeguarding our food. More people should read it. There’s too little general knowledge about the current state affairs within the food production industry and we all need to be alert and ready to take action.
I agree 100%. I talk a fair bit about food security and growing our food as we can in my newsletter Adaptive Living. I also demonstrate through my own experiments, how to grow food in the most challenging conditions. (Ok, maybe not Mars or the Arctic, but in terrible soil that isn't even real soil in a 4 month growing season.) I'm a big proponent of regenerative agriculture, as well as doing as much for ourselves as we can. Politics, greed and corruption in the food industry get my blood boiling!
Oh, that's good to know! I was wondering about The Wind Up Girl. Someone else recommended it to me, but I was on the fence. With your rec though, I'll give it a shot!
Some people are very critical on Goodreads, but I found the writing exquisite, I liked how the plot unfolded and how the characters evolved from chapter to chapter revealing surprising secrets and turning out to be quite the contrary of what I initially thought. It’s also very rich in worldbuilding, detail and has a good ending.
I’m reading a great book The Treeline as research for an upcoming short story. And I read Seeds of Resistance by Mark Schapiro as research for a short story that I’m currently serializing on my Substack. I recommend both.
Thanks for your recommendations. Talking about the food crisis, I also just finished The Wind Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. It’s one of those rare sci-fi books that puts the food crisis at the center of the plot. Very well written and powerful book.
I meant to say that I have Seeds of Resistance, just haven't had a chance to read it yet. I should rectify that. I've read some of your cli-fi and rather enjoy it!
Thank you Carolyn. Seeds of Resistance was a huge eye opener. A manifesto for safeguarding our food. More people should read it. There’s too little general knowledge about the current state affairs within the food production industry and we all need to be alert and ready to take action.
I agree 100%. I talk a fair bit about food security and growing our food as we can in my newsletter Adaptive Living. I also demonstrate through my own experiments, how to grow food in the most challenging conditions. (Ok, maybe not Mars or the Arctic, but in terrible soil that isn't even real soil in a 4 month growing season.) I'm a big proponent of regenerative agriculture, as well as doing as much for ourselves as we can. Politics, greed and corruption in the food industry get my blood boiling!
Oh, that's good to know! I was wondering about The Wind Up Girl. Someone else recommended it to me, but I was on the fence. With your rec though, I'll give it a shot!
Some people are very critical on Goodreads, but I found the writing exquisite, I liked how the plot unfolded and how the characters evolved from chapter to chapter revealing surprising secrets and turning out to be quite the contrary of what I initially thought. It’s also very rich in worldbuilding, detail and has a good ending.