Michael Pollan lays it down

December 5, 2008

Many of you might know the works of Michael Pollan through his books, Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food. Pollan is Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley and has also created a name for himself as being an outspoken critic of the industrial food complex as he has dubbed it. Most recently he had a sit down with Bill Moyers to discuss the state of food and agriculture policy in the United States of America.

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Here is link to this 2 part interview. When you have a moment, check it out.

While the nation is obsessing about the GLOBAL MELTDOWN, maybe it is time to start thinking small, to start getting to know your local farmer, to figure out how to stay fed, healthy and happy right here at home. Get to know your neighbors, grow a garden, make biscuits from scratch!

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