Pollan was born in Long Island, New York, into a Jewish family. He is the son of author and financial consultant Stephen Pollan and columnist Corky Pollan. Pollan received a B.A. in English from Bennington College in 1977 and an M.A. in English from Columbia University in 1981.
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In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Pollan describes four basic ways that human societies have obtained food: the current industrial system, the big organic operation, the local self-sufficient farm, and the hunter-gatherer. Pollan follows each of these processes—from a group of plants photosynthesizing calories through a series of intermediate stages, ultimately into a meal. Along the way, he suggests that there is a fundamental tension between the logic of nature and the logic of human industry, that the way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world, and that industrial eating obscures crucially important ecological relationships and connections. On December 10, 2006 The New York Times named The Omnivore's Dilemma one of the five best nonfiction books of the year. On May 8, 2007, the James Beard Foundation named The Omnivore's Dilemma its 2007 winner for the best food writing. It was the book of focus for the University of Pennsylvania's Reading Project in 2007, and the book of choice for Washington State University's Common Reading Program in 2009–10.
"The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway"
"A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule."
"Without the potato, the balance of European power might never have tilted north."
"I don't think it's a journalist's job to issue shopping lists or policy descriptions. We're supposed to show people how the world is, to give them the tools they need to make good decisions as citizens or consumers. Depending on what your values are — the environment, your health, animal welfare — the answers are going to be different for every person."
"Anyway, in my writing I've always been interested in finding places to stand, and I've found it very useful to have a direct experience of what I'm writing about."
"At home I serve the kind of food I know the story behind."
"High-quality food is better for your health."
"I think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not."
"The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms."
"This is part of human nature, the desire to change consciousness."
"Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand."
"I mean, we're really making a quantum change in our relationship to the plant world with genetic modification."
"Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something."
"For at the same time many people seem eager to extend the circle of our moral consideration to animals, in our factory farms and laboratories we are inflicting more suffering on more animals than at any time in history."
"My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it."
"Every major food company now has an organic division. There's more capital going into organic agriculture than ever before."
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Luigi Mangioni's entry in the Gilman School class of 2016 yearbook ... Here's what to know about Mangione.Mangione attended elite schools ... He also appeared to be a fan of Michael Pollan, known for his writing about food and ethics, and lab-grown meat ... ....
In total, Mangione’s Goodreads profile listed him as reading or wanting to read nearly 300 books, including a book about mental illness, a biography of the creator of the atomic bomb and Michael Pollan’s popular book on the science of psychedelics.
... as reading or wanting to read nearly 300 books, including a book about mental illness, a biography of the creator of the atomic bomb and Michael Pollan’s popular book on the science of psychedelics.
It's important to lead an active lifestyle, eat nutritious foods and manage things like your blood pressure, doctors say ... According to Dr ... When it comes to what you should eat, Kim points to the work of author and journalist Michael Pollan ... Related... .
Mom, it’s fentanyl.” ... He died from causes related to opioid addiction ... In his latest book, “This is Your Mind on Plants,” Michael Pollan writes that the ancient Greeks understood the two-faced nature of drugs, reflected in their term for them ... .
SuzanneLeyden, qualified nutrition, health and wellness coach and owner of The WellNow Co. outlines what’s in season this month and highlights some healthy, simple and delicious recipes ...Balanced approach ... As author Michael Pollan famously said ... .
$35. Why this is a great book ...Michael Pollan fans and all of us who want to “eat food, mostly plants, not too much.” Will appeal to those who like to cook veg-forward recipes all year long ... “SweetSeasons” by Michael and Pippa James (HardieGrant) $38.
