from figre

Michael Pollan's appearances on the talk show circuit (particularly some NPR spots) were what attracted me to this book. His discussions about corn and its misuse in the US were compelling. Well, that is in here, and it kicks off with that bang. But the entire book eventually just meanders to an ...

from Clif

I'm satisfied to buy my food from the supermarket and not worry about where it came from. So the prospect of tracing the American human food chain to its origins seemed akin to taking bitter medicine for me. But I wanted to be a well informed world citizen so I started this book with some apprehe...

from TadAD

If you've read Barbara Kingsolver's book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, this will have a very similar feel and, to some extent, content. I preferred this one, however. What Michael Pollan does is trace the production of three types of meals, one of them with two subtypes. The first is what you migh...

from Pferdina

This very interesting book caused me to think more about what I eat. It is organized roughly parallel to four meals the author eats: one of fast-food from McDonalds, one of organic foods purchased at Whole Foods, one made from local farm produce from Polyface Farm, and one from wild pig and other...

from Kordo

Few Americans think about where their food comes from, beyond the grocery store shelf. One might admire the picturesque farm pictured on a bag of salad, or even prefer Florida oranges, but is probably safe to say that's about as deep as the average person's thinking goes on the subject. Yet what ...