(GH) As mentioned in a previous post, Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” spoke at Washinton State University on Wednesday, January 13th. Here, from the agricultural weekly Capital Press, is an article on what Pollan had to say.
By MATTHEW WEAVER
Capital Press
PULLMAN, Wash. — Michael Pollan believes farmers may eventually solve three of the world’s biggest...
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SEATTLE — Steve Brown of Capital Press quotes president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Bob Stallman as issuing a call to arms to counter criticism of conventional agriculture:
“It is up to us to share the strength of our character and the tradition of our values with our fellow citizens,” Stallman said at the...
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Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, a critique of modern food systems that was named one of the ten best books of the year by both the New York Times and the Washington Post, will speak January 13th at Washington State University in Pullman as part of its annual common reading program.
What’s noteworthy about...
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(GH: An amazing if slightly unsettling look at the technology involved in getting Thanksgiving dinner to the majority of Americans — from Wired.com):
Thanksgiving is about eating, and though local, organic food might be what the cool kids are eating, most people are still eating products of the industrial food system.
Whether you’re talking turkey, cranberries...
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A little cosmic convergence of potato news:
Last night, PBS ran it’s ambitious 2 hour program “Botany of Desire,” based on Michael Pollan’s popular book about the evolutionary relationship of plants and humans.
In the section of the show profiling potatoes (all shot in Idaho), Pollan “points up the peril of trying to control nature.”
“More than...
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A ruling on Monday could have a dramatic impact on agriculture in Idaho and the Northwest. According to the New York Times:
“A federal judge has ruled that the government failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of genetically engineered sugar beets before approving the crop for cultivation in the United States. The decision...
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There's a drama playing out in an unlikely place: the alfalfa fields of southern Idaho. It pits farmer against farmer in a struggle that could shape the future of American agriculture.
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