The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
 

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

by Michael Pollan

The bestselling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the twenty-first century

"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat. Anthropologists call it the omnivore's dilemma. Choosing from among the countless potential... (read more)

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This should be required reading for every American. It is the best book on food and eating I have ever read, and was a real eye-opener.

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  • Shanin

    shanin said:

    I've just started reading the part about organic food. I can't believe that even if you purchase food labeled organic, you just can't win, there's going to be something wrong with it.

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • Rebecca F

    rebecca f said:

    I love this book. It reframed so many things for me. I read it 2 years ago and I have given it to everyone I care about.

    The big question is what do we do? I shop at farmers markets and I have looked into CSA's and I read labels so I know where things grow, but there is so much we just don't know. The issues raised in this book are so complicated it is hard to know where to start.

    One thing is perfectly clear however, we vote with our dollars but that is not enough. Ultimately, we need to become informed and become politically active to bring about real change.

    posted 2 weeks ago
  • Jody N

    jody n said:

    Great eye opener when it comes to what organic really means, where meat comes from and the rest is just interesting.

    posted Monday, June 9 2008
  • mimi

    mimi said:

    Thanks Jillian

    posted Sunday, May 4 2008
  • Kirsten F

    kirsten f said:

    TED talks rock, I cannot we can just watch them all for free! I can waste hours there.
    I am loving this book, although it does make me feel guilty in the supermarket. The locally made pasta is twice the price of the organic pasta from Italy, what to buy?
    I am on the last section.

    posted Friday, May 2 2008
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