![]() ![]() That effort thrust her into the politics of the sustainable food movement and the questions surrounding industrialized food and the treatment of animals.įive years ago, inspired by learning how smart pigs are and how inhumanely most animals are treated, Crawford became a vegetarian. ![]() And 15 years ago, she got involved with bringing a farmers market to Noe Valley. She co-founded Urban Putt, the incredibly popular indoor miniature golf course/restaurant/bar in the Mission District in San Francisco. ![]() She spent decades writing and editing non-fiction. The children’s book reflects Crawford’s evolving career. Eventually, as he grows in size, Sprig moves to an animal rescue farm. Sprig jumps out of the truck to find the source of the smell, launching him on a set of adventures that leads Sprig to Rory, a young girl who adopts him. Suddenly Sprig smells something delicious - so delicious that he must have it. The book, beautifully illustrated by Sonja Stangl, shows Sprig on a crowded truck that is taking him and other unsuspecting pigs to the slaughterhouse. ![]() The book is geared toward four to eight-year-olds, according to the publisher, although Crawford thinks older children would like it as well. The result is Sprig, the Rescue Pig, the first in a series of children’s books highlighting the life of farm animals by Stone Pier Press, an environmental publishing house with a food focus. Crawford will be reading from the book Saturday at 4 p.m. ![]()
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