Steven l hopp biography
Steven L. Hopp was trained in life sciences and received his PhD from Indiana University.
Steven Hopp is the..
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Published by HarperCollins
370 pages, 2007
A Turkey for Your Thoughts
Reviewed by Diane Leach
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle chronicles the Kingsolver-Hopp family's resolution to step off the petroleum grid for one year, eating only local, sustainably produced meats, fruits, and vegetables either from or near their Kentucky farm.
The journey begins literally, with the family -- biologist Steven L.
Hopp, Barbara, 19-year-old Camille, and nine-year old Lily -- packing up their Tucson home and reverse migrating to Hopp's land. There the family cultivates vegetables and fruits, culls morels from a back field, and tends the asparagus patch.
Lily raises chickens, displaying astonishing business acumen and a sure hand at her egg-selling enterprise. Bread and cheese making fol