I thought we had a great discussion about The Omnivore's Dilemma. It made a lot of us not want to eat...for quite a while. Who knew we eat so much corn? It makes me think of that 80s commercial, "where's the beef?"
Here's a video clip where Pollan reads from his work, is interviewed about his writing process, and answers questions from the audience.
Here's an article that Michale Pollan wrote an article for the New York Times about food sustainability.
The centrality of our group's discussion focused around the questions:
- Is it really better to know where your food comes from?
- What do you think about the organic food industry?
- What control do consumers have over what they eat?
- What can we do as individuals to deal with the issue?
- How is this a uniquely American problem?
- The Tree of Life Nursery San Juan Capistrano
- Chino Farms Vegetable Stand6 123 Calzada del BosqueRancho Santa Fe (off Via de la Valle, S6), CAFall/Winter: Tuesday-Saturday 10-4; Sunday 10-1Spring/Summer: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5; Sunday 10-1 Closed Mondays.
- WELL October 22, 2007 Five Easy Ways to Go Organic Tara Parker-Pope Choosing just a few organic foods can make a big difference
- NY Times January 9, 2008 Food Allergies Stir a Mother to Action by Kim Severson
- NY Times January 27, 2008 Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler by Mark Bittman
Other books you might like:
- Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies by Jared Diamond
- Grub : ideas for an urban organic kitchen by Anna Lappe
- The botany of desire : a plant's eye view of the world by Michael Pollan
- Animal, vegetable, miracle : a year of food life by Barbara Kingsolver
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