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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
This book is wonderful. I really appreciate all the work the author put into following through the American food systems and seeing how different philosophies and different ways of eating create different qualities and attitudes toward food and how we procure and consume our sustenance.
I enjoyed how open the author seemed to be to telling their internal experiences, as well as the sheer amount of statistics, facts, and research that obviously took a lot of work to bring to this novel.
I highly recommend this book for just about anybody. In today's world, we are often very far away from any idea of where our food comes from or what goes into creating it. I learned many new things, like the fact that in some places there are recipes for seasonal eggs based on what the chickens can eat at the time, and that meats, as well as vegetables, also used to be more of a seasonal phenomenon.
I came out of this book a lot more excited to continue supporting slow food, and having a much more realistic understanding of what "organic" means. It is not simply a marketing trick, but neither is it the solution to unsustainable and unhealthy food practices. It is an improvement, but it is not enough on its own.
Again, I think this is important for everyone to read. Thanks to the author for all the hard work that clearly went into this.
I enjoyed how open the author seemed to be to telling their internal experiences, as well as the sheer amount of statistics, facts, and research that obviously took a lot of work to bring to this novel.
I highly recommend this book for just about anybody. In today's world, we are often very far away from any idea of where our food comes from or what goes into creating it. I learned many new things, like the fact that in some places there are recipes for seasonal eggs based on what the chickens can eat at the time, and that meats, as well as vegetables, also used to be more of a seasonal phenomenon.
I came out of this book a lot more excited to continue supporting slow food, and having a much more realistic understanding of what "organic" means. It is not simply a marketing trick, but neither is it the solution to unsustainable and unhealthy food practices. It is an improvement, but it is not enough on its own.
Again, I think this is important for everyone to read. Thanks to the author for all the hard work that clearly went into this.