diff --git a/features/cli/dry_run.feature b/features/cli/dry_run.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..708b296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/cli/dry_run.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Feature: CLI dry run option
+
+  Scenario: perfoms a trial run without applying actions
+    Given a recipe with:
+      """
+      task :say_hello do
+        echo 'hello'
+      end
+      """
+    When I successfully execute the recipe with option -n
+    Then the output must not contain "hello"
diff --git a/features/cli/usage.feature b/features/cli/usage.feature
index 4f677eb..2ad288b 100644
--- a/features/cli/usage.feature
+++ b/features/cli/usage.feature
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Feature: CLI usage
     Then the exit status must be 64
     And the output must contain exactly:
       """
-      Usage: producer recipe_file
+      Usage: producer [-v] [-n] recipe_file
       """
diff --git a/features/cli/verbose.feature b/features/cli/verbose.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0287e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/cli/verbose.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Feature: CLI verbose option
+
+  Scenario: prints tasks name
+    Given a recipe with:
+      """
+      task :say_hello do
+      end
+      """
+    When I successfully execute the recipe with option -v
+    Then the output must match /Task:.+say_hello/
+
+  Scenario: prints whether condition is met
+    Given a recipe with:
+      """
+      task :task_ok do
+        condition { true }
+      end
+      task :task_ko do
+        condition { false }
+      end
+      """
+    When I successfully execute the recipe with option -v
+    Then the output must match /task_ok.+ condition: met.*task_ko.* condition: NOT met/
+
+  Scenario: prints actions info
+    Given a recipe with:
+      """
+      task :say_hello do
+        echo 'hello message'
+      end
+      """
+    When I successfully execute the recipe with option -v
+    Then the output must match /say_hello.+ action: echo/
+
+  Scenario: formats message with our simple logger
+    Given a recipe with:
+      """
+      task :say_hello do
+      end
+      """
+    When I successfully execute the recipe with option -v
+    Then the output must match /\ATask:.+say_hello.*\n.*condition/
diff --git a/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb b/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb
index 6303ab1..3c0fb21 100644
--- a/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb
+++ b/features/steps/recipe_steps.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ When /^I successfully execute the recipe$/ do
   assert_exit_status 0
 end
 
+When /^I successfully execute the recipe with option (-\w)$/ do |option|
+  run_simple "producer #{option} recipe.rb", false
+  assert_exit_status 0
+end
+
 When /^I execute the recipe interactively$/ do
   run_interactive 'producer recipe.rb'
 end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core.rb b/lib/producer/core.rb
index 98fb8da..c32070c 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ require 'producer/core/condition'
 require 'producer/core/condition/dsl'
 require 'producer/core/env'
 require 'producer/core/errors'
+require 'producer/core/logger_formatter'
 require 'producer/core/prompter'
 require 'producer/core/recipe'
 require 'producer/core/recipe/dsl'
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/action.rb b/lib/producer/core/action.rb
index bd5916a..7fbb6ad 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/action.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/action.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ module Producer
         @env        = env
         @arguments  = args
       end
+
+      def name
+        self.class.name.split('::').last.downcase
+      end
+
+      def to_s
+        name
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/echo.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/echo.rb
index 4547179..92ff802 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/echo.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/echo.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ module Producer
   module Core
     module Actions
       class Echo < Action
+        def name
+          'echo'
+        end
+
         def apply
           output.puts arguments.first
         end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/file_append.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/file_append.rb
index c78362f..830196e 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/file_append.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/file_append.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ module Producer
   module Core
     module Actions
       class FileAppend < Action
+        def name
+          'file_append'
+        end
+
         def apply
           fs.file_write path, combined_content
         end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/file_replace_content.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/file_replace_content.rb
index 00fcdf0..7342f3a 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/file_replace_content.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/file_replace_content.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ module Producer
   module Core
     module Actions
       class FileReplaceContent < Action
+        def name
+          'file_replace_content'
+        end
+
         def apply
           fs.file_write path, replaced_content
         end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/file_writer.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/file_writer.rb
index 2fea259..966b969 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/file_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/file_writer.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ module Producer
   module Core
     module Actions
       class FileWriter < Action
+        def name
+          'file_write'
+        end
+
         def apply
           case arguments.size
           when 2
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb
index fad206e..ccb7baa 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/mkdir.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ module Producer
   module Core
     module Actions
       class Mkdir < Action
+        def name
+          'mkdir'
+        end
+
         def apply
           case arguments.size
           when 1
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/actions/shell_command.rb b/lib/producer/core/actions/shell_command.rb
index 718ca86..3ff2599 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/actions/shell_command.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/actions/shell_command.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ module Producer
   module Core
     module Actions
       class ShellCommand < Action
+        def name
+          'sh'
+        end
+
         def apply
           remote.execute(arguments.first, output)
         end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/cli.rb b/lib/producer/core/cli.rb
index 8646f31..b7c5653 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/cli.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Producer
     class CLI
       ArgumentError = Class.new(::ArgumentError)
 
-      USAGE = "Usage: #{File.basename $0} recipe_file"
+      USAGE = "Usage: #{File.basename $0} [-v] [-n] recipe_file"
 
       EX_USAGE = 64
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Producer
         def run!(arguments, output: $stderr)
           begin
             cli = new(arguments)
+            cli.parse_arguments!
           rescue ArgumentError
             output.puts USAGE
             exit EX_USAGE
@@ -19,21 +20,41 @@ module Producer
         end
       end
 
-      attr_reader :arguments, :stdout, :recipe
+      attr_reader :arguments, :stdout, :env, :recipe
 
-      def initialize(arguments, stdout: $stdout)
-        raise ArgumentError unless arguments.any?
-        @arguments  = arguments
+      def initialize(args, stdout: $stdout)
+        @arguments  = args
         @stdout     = stdout
+        @env        = Env.new(output: stdout)
       end
 
-      def run(worker: Worker.new)
+      def parse_arguments!
+        @arguments = arguments.inject([]) do |m, e|
+          case e
+          when '-v'
+            env.log_level = Logger::INFO
+          when '-n'
+            env.dry_run = true
+          else
+            m << e
+          end
+          m
+        end
+
+        raise ArgumentError unless arguments.any?
+      end
+
+      def run(worker: build_worker)
         load_recipe
         worker.process recipe.tasks
       end
 
       def load_recipe
-        @recipe = Recipe.evaluate_from_file(@arguments.first, Env.new)
+        @recipe = Recipe.evaluate_from_file(@arguments.first, env)
+      end
+
+      def build_worker
+        Worker.new(env)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/env.rb b/lib/producer/core/env.rb
index b2e3e68..99a7f78 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/env.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/env.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 module Producer
   module Core
     class Env
-      attr_reader   :input, :output, :registry
-      attr_accessor :target
+      attr_reader   :input, :output, :registry, :logger
+      attr_accessor :target, :dry_run
 
       def initialize(input: $stdin, output: $stdout, remote: nil, registry: {})
         @input    = input
         @output   = output
         @registry = registry
         @remote   = remote
-        @target   = nil
+        @dry_run  = false
       end
 
       def remote
@@ -23,6 +23,31 @@ module Producer
       def []=(key, value)
         @registry[key] = value
       end
+
+      def logger
+        @logger ||= begin
+          logger = Logger.new(output)
+          logger.level = Logger::ERROR
+          logger.formatter = LoggerFormatter.new
+          logger
+        end
+      end
+
+      def log(message)
+        logger.info message
+      end
+
+      def log_level
+        logger.level
+      end
+
+      def log_level=(level)
+        logger.level = level
+      end
+
+      def dry_run?
+        @dry_run
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/logger_formatter.rb b/lib/producer/core/logger_formatter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..657165c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/producer/core/logger_formatter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Producer
+  module Core
+    class LoggerFormatter < Logger::Formatter
+      def call(severity, datetime, progname, message)
+        message + "\n"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/task.rb b/lib/producer/core/task.rb
index b6e1b74..18ff815 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/task.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/task.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ module Producer
         @condition  = condition
       end
 
+      def to_s
+        name.to_s
+      end
+
       def condition_met?
         !!@condition
       end
diff --git a/lib/producer/core/worker.rb b/lib/producer/core/worker.rb
index 0bc46b2..d57fe0e 100644
--- a/lib/producer/core/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/producer/core/worker.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 module Producer
   module Core
     class Worker
+      attr_accessor :env
+
+      def initialize(env)
+        @env = env
+      end
+
       def process(tasks)
         tasks.each { |t| process_task t }
       end
 
       def process_task(task)
-        task.actions.each(&:apply) if task.condition_met?
+        env.log "Task: #{task} applying"
+        if task.condition_met?
+          env.log ' condition: met'
+          task.actions.each do |e|
+            env.log " action: #{e} applying"
+            e.apply unless env.dry_run?
+          end
+        else
+          env.log ' condition: NOT met'
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/action_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/action_spec.rb
index 884c4ad..47d637c 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/action_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/action_spec.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,13 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 module Producer::Core
   describe Action do
     it_behaves_like 'action'
+
+    describe '#name' do
+      subject(:action) { described_class.new(double 'env') }
+
+      it 'infers action name from class name' do
+        expect(action.name).to eq 'action'
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/cli_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/cli_spec.rb
index fde4729..e5a324a 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/cli_spec.rb
@@ -6,29 +6,41 @@ module Producer::Core
     include FixturesHelpers
 
     let(:recipe_file) { fixture_path_for 'recipes/some_recipe.rb' }
-    let(:arguments)   { [recipe_file] }
+    let(:options)     { [] }
+    let(:arguments)   { [*options, recipe_file] }
     let(:stdout)      { StringIO.new }
 
     subject(:cli)     { CLI.new(arguments, stdout: stdout) }
 
     describe '.run!' do
+      let(:cli)       { double('cli').as_null_object }
       let(:output)    { StringIO.new }
       subject(:run)   { described_class.run! arguments, output: output }
 
       it 'builds a new CLI with given arguments' do
-        expect(CLI).to receive(:new).with(arguments).and_call_original
+        expect(described_class)
+          .to receive(:new).with(arguments).and_call_original
         run
       end
 
       it 'runs the CLI' do
-        cli = double 'cli'
-        allow(CLI).to receive(:new) { cli }
+        allow(described_class).to receive(:new) { cli }
         expect(cli).to receive :run
         run
       end
 
-      context 'when recipe argument is missing' do
-        let(:arguments) { [] }
+      it 'parses CLI arguments' do
+        allow(described_class).to receive(:new) { cli }
+        expect(cli).to receive :parse_arguments!
+        run
+      end
+
+      context 'when an argument error is raised' do
+        before do
+          allow(described_class).to receive(:new) { cli }
+          allow(cli).to receive(:parse_arguments!)
+            .and_raise described_class::ArgumentError
+        end
 
         it 'exits with a return status of 64' do
           expect { run }.to raise_error(SystemExit) { |e|
@@ -44,17 +56,15 @@ module Producer::Core
     end
 
     describe '#initialize' do
-      subject(:cli) { CLI.new(arguments) }
-
-      it 'assigns $stdout as the default standard output' do
-        expect(cli.stdout).to be $stdout
+      it 'assigns the env with CLI output' do
+        expect(cli.env.output).to be stdout
       end
 
-      context 'without arguments' do
-        let(:arguments) { [] }
+      context 'without options' do
+        subject(:cli) { described_class.new(arguments) }
 
-        it 'raises our ArgumentError exception' do
-          expect { cli }.to raise_error described_class::ArgumentError
+        it 'assigns $stdout as the default standard output' do
+          expect(cli.stdout).to be $stdout
         end
       end
     end
@@ -71,6 +81,40 @@ module Producer::Core
       end
     end
 
+    describe '#parse_arguments!' do
+      context 'with options' do
+        let(:options) { %w[-v] }
+
+        before { cli.parse_arguments! }
+
+        it 'removes options from arguments' do
+          expect(cli.arguments).to eq [recipe_file]
+        end
+
+        context 'verbose' do
+          it 'sets env logger level to INFO' do
+            expect(cli.env.log_level).to eq Logger::INFO
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'dry run' do
+          let(:options) { %w[-n] }
+
+          it 'enables env dry run' do
+            expect(cli.env).to be_dry_run
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'without arguments' do
+        let(:arguments) { [] }
+
+        it 'raises the argument error exception' do
+          expect { cli.parse_arguments! }.to raise_error described_class::ArgumentError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#run' do
       it 'loads the recipe' do
         cli.run
@@ -84,10 +128,16 @@ module Producer::Core
       end
     end
 
+    describe '#env' do
+      it 'returns an env' do
+        expect(cli.env).to be_an Env
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#load_recipe' do
-      it 'evaluates the recipe file with an env' do
+      it 'evaluates the recipe file with the CLI env' do
         expect(Recipe)
-          .to receive(:evaluate_from_file).with(recipe_file, kind_of(Env))
+          .to receive(:evaluate_from_file).with(recipe_file, cli.env)
         cli.load_recipe
       end
 
@@ -96,5 +146,15 @@ module Producer::Core
         expect(cli.recipe.tasks.count).to be 2
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#build_worker' do
+      it 'returns a worker' do
+        expect(cli.build_worker).to be_a Worker
+      end
+
+      it 'assigns the CLI env' do
+        expect(cli.build_worker.env).to eq cli.env
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb
index 275f388..fbee8fe 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/env_spec.rb
@@ -2,17 +2,14 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   describe Env do
-    subject(:env) { Env.new }
+    let(:output)  { StringIO.new }
+    subject(:env) { Env.new(output: output) }
 
     describe '#initialize' do
       it 'assigns $stdin as the default output' do
         expect(env.input).to be $stdin
       end
 
-      it 'assigns $stdout as the default output' do
-        expect(env.output).to be $stdout
-      end
-
       it 'assigns no default target' do
         expect(env.target).not_to be
       end
@@ -21,6 +18,18 @@ module Producer::Core
         expect(env.registry).to be_empty
       end
 
+      it 'assigns dry run as false' do
+        expect(env.dry_run).to be false
+      end
+
+      context 'when output is not given as argument' do
+        subject(:env) { Env.new }
+
+        it 'assigns $stdout as the default output' do
+          expect(env.output).to be $stdout
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'when input is given as argument' do
         let(:input)   { double 'input' }
         subject(:env) { described_class.new(input: input) }
@@ -31,7 +40,6 @@ module Producer::Core
       end
 
       context 'when output is given as argument' do
-        let(:output)  { double 'output' }
         subject(:env) { described_class.new(output: output) }
 
         it 'assigns the given output' do
@@ -58,6 +66,25 @@ module Producer::Core
       end
     end
 
+    describe '#logger' do
+      it 'returns a logger' do
+        expect(env.logger).to be_a Logger
+      end
+
+      it 'uses env output' do
+        env.logger.error 'some message'
+        expect(output.string).to include 'some message'
+      end
+
+      it 'has a log level of ERROR' do
+        expect(env.log_level).to eq Logger::ERROR
+      end
+
+      it 'uses our formatter' do
+        expect(env.logger.formatter).to be_a LoggerFormatter
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#remote' do
       it 'builds a Remote with the current target' do
         env.target = 'some_hostname.example'
@@ -90,5 +117,33 @@ module Producer::Core
         expect(env[:some_key]).to eq :some_value
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#log' do
+      it 'logs an info message through the assigned logger' do
+        expect(env.logger).to receive(:info).with 'message'
+        env.log 'message'
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#log_level' do
+      it 'returns the logger level' do
+        expect(env.log_level).to eq env.logger.level
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#log_level=' do
+      it 'sets the logger level' do
+        env.log_level = Logger::DEBUG
+        expect(env.logger.level).to eq Logger::DEBUG
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#dry_run?' do
+      before { env.dry_run = true }
+
+      it 'returns true when dry run is enabled' do
+        expect(env.dry_run?).to be true
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/logger_formatter_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/logger_formatter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110dc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/producer/core/logger_formatter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+module Producer::Core
+  describe LoggerFormatter do
+    describe '#call' do
+      let(:severity)  { double 'severity' }
+      let(:datetime)  { double 'datetime' }
+      let(:progname)  { double 'progname' }
+      let(:message)   { 'some message' }
+
+      subject { described_class.new.call(severity, datetime, progname, message) }
+
+      it 'returns the given message with a line separator' do
+        expect(subject).to eq "#{message}\n"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/task_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/task_spec.rb
index 7d0259c..3d2236c 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/task_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ module Producer::Core
       end
     end
 
+    describe '#to_s' do
+      it 'includes the task name' do
+        expect(task.to_s).to include name.to_s
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '#condition_met?' do
       context 'when condition is truthy' do
         let(:condition) { Condition.new([], true) }
diff --git a/spec/producer/core/worker_spec.rb b/spec/producer/core/worker_spec.rb
index de38bb2..8ea8aa1 100644
--- a/spec/producer/core/worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/producer/core/worker_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 module Producer::Core
   describe Worker do
-    subject(:worker) { described_class.new }
+    let(:env)         { double 'env', log: nil, dry_run?: false }
+    subject(:worker)  { described_class.new(env) }
 
     describe '#process' do
       it 'processes each task' do
@@ -12,23 +13,59 @@ module Producer::Core
     end
 
     describe '#process_task' do
-      let(:action)  { double 'action' }
-      let(:task)    { double('task', actions: [action]).as_null_object }
+      let(:action)    { double('action', to_s: 'echo').as_null_object }
+      let(:task_name) { 'some_task' }
+      let(:task)      { Task.new(task_name, [action]) }
+
+      it 'logs task info' do
+        expect(env).to receive(:log).with /\ATask: #{task_name}/
+        worker.process_task task
+      end
 
       context 'when task condition is met' do
         it 'applies the actions' do
           expect(action).to receive :apply
           worker.process_task task
         end
+
+        it 'logs condition info' do
+          expect(env).to receive(:log).with(' condition: met')
+          worker.process_task task
+        end
+
+        it 'logs action info' do
+          expect(env).to receive(:log).with /\A action: echo/
+          worker.process_task task
+        end
+
+        context 'when dry run is enabled' do
+          before { allow(env).to receive(:dry_run?) { true } }
+
+          it 'does not apply the actions' do
+            expect(action).not_to receive :apply
+            worker.process_task task
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when task condition is not met' do
-        before { allow(task).to receive(:condition_met?) { false } }
+        let(:task) { Task.new(task_name, [action], false) }
 
         it 'does not apply the actions' do
           expect(action).not_to receive :apply
           worker.process_task task
         end
+
+        it 'logs condition info' do
+          expect(env).to receive(:log).with(' condition: NOT met')
+          worker.process_task task
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#env' do
+      it 'returns the assigned env' do
+        expect(worker.env).to be env
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_action.rb b/spec/support/shared_action.rb
index c8c6224..d6d8539 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_action.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_action.rb
@@ -40,5 +40,17 @@ module Producer::Core
         expect(action.fs).to be env.remote.fs
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#name' do
+      it 'returns a word' do
+        expect(action.name).to match /\A\w+\z/
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#to_s' do
+      it 'returns a word' do
+        expect(action.to_s).to eq action.name
+      end
+    end
   end
 end