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Jan 27, 2010
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I was really interested in The Omnivore's Dilemma because of the central "Pastoral" section where Pollan looks at the two sides of the organic movement - industrial and polycultural. I buy the bulk of my groceries from the local co-op (particularly eggs, dairy, meats, and fruits/veggies) and the extensive look at Polyface Farms in Virginia was very enlightening.
I pretty much skimmed through the first section (about corn, processing, stock yards, monoculture, etc) because:
1) I live in Iowa, grew ...more
I pretty much skimmed through the first section (about corn, processing, stock yards, monoculture, etc) because:
1) I live in Iowa, grew ...more
Other vegans: another book I'd love to hear another vegan opinion on. Like, serious folx - I got a lot to think about from this.
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i really loved this book. it's still in my head, months later, and I think it will continue to be for a long time to come. In Defense of food is up next.
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