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The town that food saved 

3/28/2017

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​     I finished. Faster than I would have liked, but I couldn’t put the book down. My opinion remains relatively the same: great story, strange writing style. In all honesty, the writer could have told the story better, but I think that was the point. It’s a trailing story, searching for a solid point to grasp onto, told in a sort of first person, completely objective and ever changing view, as if you were listening to his personal thoughts, with facts thrown in here and there. It does serve to distract, and I find, sometimes confuse the reader, but the overall story was great. I want to say I recommend it. I think if we got into a conversation about food security, farming or shopping local, I would be likely to, but in general, I don’t see this as a book for everyone.   
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     ​I am glad to see that despite the opposition, and initial resistance, the town of Hardwick has continued down the path of community, and food revolution. I hope to see more communities here in New England, and across the country learn to unite, and work towards creating such cultural norms. In fact, a lot of the happenings in Hardwick are the kind of changes I hope to create here, in our little corner of the woods, on a much, much smaller scale. It was encouraging to see that they are happening on a large scale relatively close to home. 
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