Tonawanda Reads Session 2 Disscussion Questions
The second session of our book club will be held at the Brighton Library this Saturday, May 18th from 11:30-12:30.
We will be discussing chapters 3 and 4 of Raising Elijah, however if you have not yet read or purchased the book, don’t worry! We will catch you up. Questions? or to register email Rebecca@cacwny.org.
Chapter 3: The Grocery List (and the Ozone Hole)
1.Was there a specific passage throughout this chapter that stood out to you?
2. Steingraber discusses in great deal the dangers of pesticides in food – particularly to the brain. Do you currently try to eat organic foods? Do you think that eating organic foods makes sense?
3. On page 66 the author talks about rules she uses with her children about food. What were the “rules” or lessons you learned growing up when it came to nutrition? Are your tastes in food similar or different then they were when you were a child?
MORE RESOURCES:
Organic food
- Huffington Post articles on the organic food movement
- New York Times “Is a Food Revolution now in Season?“
ADHD connections to food pesticides
Chapter 4: Pizza (and Ecosystem Services)
1. What are your feelings on Steingraber’s ‘pizza experiment’ (pg 87-88).
2. Do you think differently about the cost of organic food after reading this chapter? Why or why not?
3. Besides cost, what are some other challenges or barriers to eating pesticide free food?