"A touching and thought-provoking exploration of not only what we eat but how we eat it." Publishers Weekly
"Entertaining
and erudite. Cerulli’s refreshingly evenhanded tone allows readers to
judge the author’s argument on the merits of his literary and personal
evidence." Kirkus Reviews
Growing
up in Vermont and New Hampshire, Tovar Cerulli was raised as an
omnivore. At twenty, moved by the compassionate words of Buddhist
teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and concerned about the ecological impacts of
the meat industry, he became a vegetarian and then a vegan.
In
his early thirties, Tovar returned to omnivory for health reasons. Two
years later—searching for ethical, ecologically responsible ways to come
to terms with his food—he became a deer hunter. In summer, he and his
wife Catherine eat salads from their organic garden, topped with sautéed
venison from the woods.
Tovar
split his undergraduate years between Dartmouth College and the New
School for Social Research in Manhattan, and has worked as a carpenter
and freelance writer. An environmentalist, Tovar has also worked as a
logger. In 2009, he was awarded a graduate school fellowship by
UMass-Amherst, where he is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student. His
research is focused on food, hunting, and human relationships with
nature.
"A touching and thought-provoking exploration of not only what we eat but how we eat it."
