The Omnivore's Dilemma

A Natural History of Four Meals

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Hardcover, 711 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2006 by Thorndike Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7862-8952-3
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OCLC Number:
70158447

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In this groundbreaking book, one of America's most fascinating writers turns his mind to this seemingly straightforward question. The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but, according to Pollan, how we answer it today may well determine our very survival as a species. To find out, Pollan follows each of the food chains that sustain us -- industrial food, organic or alternative food, and food we forage ourselves -- from the source to the final meal, and in the process develops a definitive account of the American way of eating. --back cover

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reviewed The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

As overused as the phrase is: this is a must read!

As someone who went down the rabbit hole of not eating processed foods or factory farmed meat for several years, I really thought I knew all there was to know about the way America produces its food. But wow was I wrong.

This book continually astounded me with the facts and figures of just how silly our food chain really is. Also I learned so much more about eating seasonally and locally than I was expecting. I could not stop sharing quotes with people as I was reading and I would consider this a must read for anyone who lives in a society that doesn’t live off the land.

Subjects

  • Food habits
  • Food preferences
  • Large type books