tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085568.post-1714139071540372902008-05-08T09:26:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:59:12.341-07:00Eat Food, Mostly Plants, Not too MuchIn the course of writing and researching our book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Homestead-Self-sufficient-Process-Self-reliance/dp/1934170011/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210264944&sr=8-1">The Urban Homestead</a>, coming out this June, we learned a lot about contemporary agricultural practices. And what we learned sure ain't pretty. It has made our trips to the supermarket, to supplement the food we grow at home, a series of moral dilemmas. Where did this food come from? How was it grown or raised? What are these mysterious ingredients? Our book contains practical how-to advice for ways to deal with these supermarket conundrums by learning to grow your own food.<br /><br />Journalist Michael Pollan, author of the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Food-Eaters-Manifesto/dp/1594201455/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210265025&sr=1-1">Omnivore's Dilemma</a>, recently wrote an editorial, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/magazine/20wwln-lede-t.html">Why Bother</a>" in the New York Times Magazine arguing that it's time for us all to think about planting some vegetables. He has a new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Food-Eaters-Manifesto/dp/1594201455/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210265025&sr=1-1">In Defense of Food an Eater's Manifesto</a>, that addresses the ethical decisions we face in our trips to the supermarket. In this engaging, hour long lecture at the Google headquarters, Pollan gives some practical advice for navigating those dreadful supermarket isles. Put it on while you cook dinner:<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I-t-7lTw6mA&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I-t-7lTw6mA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object>Homegrown Evolutionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903804104014983893noreply@blogger.com