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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Michael Pollan Interview, Pt. 1 (via PBS) I could post part two separately but here’s a link instead. And for those who prefer to read, here’s the transcript of the entire show. Love PBS.

This is the single best interview I’ve seen with Michael Pollan. He doesn’t come across as anti-meat here either which is why I am often irked. Growing grains and legumes to feed cows is so profoundly stupid, I put it higher on my list of peeves than he does. So be it.

There are so many subtle and nuanced issues in the albatros of agribusiness, and food production that only an hour-long discussion can begin to address them.  In the end, Pollan is a wonderful voice for real, practical improvements in our food system. Much of which is in our hands. I like that. Do you have plans for a garden this year? Who’s your farmer baby?

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» School Lunch Found Guilty!

This is a blog by students about their school lunches. While at first it may seem funny, it begins to sink how terrible the school lunch program is in America.

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“ Farm policy is “a welfare program for the megafarms that use the most fuel, water and pesticides; emit the most greenhouse gases; grow the most fattening crops; hire the most illegals; and depopulate rural America. „
Time Magazine via Bill Moyers

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» Michael Pollan on The Daily Show

Cheap doesn’t mean it’s without cost. I’ve said it before and Michael Pollan says it again on The Daily Show. (running time: 3:41) YouTube.com had it but Viacom’s copyright lawyers yanked it.

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“ The truth is that agriculture is the most destructive thing humans have done to the planet, and more of the same won’t save us. The truth is that agriculture requires the wholesale destruction of entire ecosystems. The truth is also that life isn’t possible without death, that no matter what you eat, someone has to die to feed you. „
The Vegetarian Myth

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Jan 24th, 2010

“ The modern farmer treats the plant but the true farmer treats the soil. „
John Hernandez, M.D.

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Jan 21st, 2010

» GoodGuide

Find safe, healthy, and green products. Transparency is power.

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This is a video of Michael Pollan speaking to Google’s employees. His once refreshing, always articulate and thoughtful voice on matters of food gives us hope. He’s not without his nit-pickable flaws but let’s all get on the bus before we start arguing for seats.

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» The Dark Side of Soy

Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food by Kaayla T. Daniel is the goto article to introduce folks into the creepiness that is soy. Consider the source, you say? It’s Mothering Magazine folks, not some loud-mouthed, agenda-laden, diluted rag. You can trust it. It’s dead-on.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg too. A year later, the author published The Whole Soy Story as a 400+ page book.

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