In Sunday’s on-deck “Food Issue” of The New York Times Magazine, food essayist Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Botany of Desire, &c.) prepares the president-erect-to-be (”Farmer in Chief“) for his inaugural threads and staff, i.e., overalls and pitchfork, and shows his President (Forever In) Green Jeans his way out of the agriculture-industrial complex [c. 8600 words]
Air Force One as Fruited Plane
October 10, 2008 by DSL.
Posted in Commerce, Nation, Nature, Scott Lahti | Tagged agricultural policy, food, Michael Pollan, slow food movement | 1 Comment
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That was actually a pretty readable article. It makes sense in many ways. it presupposes a major cultural change, ie, giving up fast food and more cooking. I think that will be a major battle.
Steve