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A fiery, folksy manifesto from the front lines of the local food movement that will make you want to start a farm and fight the government. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal.
- exasperated
- earthy
- righteous
- rebellious
- 01
Diet for a new America
John Robbins · 1987
An earnest and eye-opening exploration of how our daily meals shape both our bodies and the future of the planet.
- 02
The self-sufficient life and how to live it
Seymour, John · 2003
A grounded, practical guide to cultivating independence and living in harmony with the land.
- 03
Back To Eden
Jethro Kloss
A grounding, encyclopedic journey into the roots of natural healing and traditional herbal wisdom.
- 04
Eating animals
Jonathan Safran Foer
An urgent, deeply personal reckoning with the stories we tell ourselves about the food on our plates.
- 05
Dick Gregory's natural diet for folks who eat
Dick Gregory
A witty, radical, and deeply soulful guide to eating your way to personal and political liberation.
- 06
Five acres and independence
Maurice Grenville Kains
A vintage, dirt-under-the-fingernails guide to carving out a quiet, self-reliant life on a small patch of earth.
- 07
In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan · 2008
A clarifying, deeply sensible manifesto that cuts through dietary noise to restore the simple joy of eating real food.
- 08
The Food Matters Cookbook
Mark Bittman · 2008
A pragmatic, empowering guide to eating in a way that heals both the body and the planet.
- 09
Omnivore's Dilemma. A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan · 2006
An eye-opening, dirt-under-the-fingernails journey tracing the hidden paths our food takes before it reaches the plate.
- 10
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and others · 2007
A warm, dirt-under-the-fingernails memoir that invites you to slow down and taste the seasons.
- 11
The Ruth Stout no-work garden book
Ruth Stout · 1971
A delightfully opinionated, dirt-under-the-fingernails chat with a rebellious gardener who figured out how to let nature do the heavy lifting.
- 12
Nourishing traditions
Sally Fallon · 1995
A grounded, comprehensive guide that bridges ancestral culinary wisdom with practical recipes for modern, health-conscious kitchens.
