457476 Mon Nov 05 11:05:41 -0800 2007 4 33 Food Media and News 0 3096762 Here's an article from Michael Pollan that nicely encapsulates the issues from O.D. in the face of the current farm bill debate. Worth reading if you're interested in our food and where it comes from. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5070&en=6804db61d61d878f&ex=1194930000&emc=eta1 Mon Nov 05 11:05:41 -0800 2007 130031 Shane Greenwood 1 3097739 Thanks for the link. All Chowhounds should read Pollan's "The Omnivore’s Dilemma". I think I am going to pre-order his "In Defense of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating." http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Food-Nutrition-Pleasures-Eating/dp/1594201455/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-0066569-9253457?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194302595&sr=1-3 Mon Nov 05 14:46:56 -0800 2007 3096762 10059 ChinoWayne 2 3097801 It's out in paperback now too, which is nice - just picked up a copy after reading the first chapter before giving the hardback edition to a friend! Mon Nov 05 15:08:01 -0800 2007 3097739 10985 MMRuth 1 3099118 Props to Michael Pollan for getting people interested in food provenance. You know there's some substance to the movement when even our lame-o Congress is actually going against the industrial farming lobby. I wish that FN would give him a show or something--anything to get the message out even more effectively. "Michael Pollan's (or Barbara Kingsolver's) Taste of America" or such. Tue Nov 06 05:48:09 -0800 2007 3096762 109573 coney with everything 2 3099214 I bet the main media outlets stay clear of the issue, not a lot of profit for them in challenging a huge industry (just ask Oprah about that). All the more reason to agree with Pollan that this issue is in the hands of the us, the eaters. Tue Nov 06 06:36:01 -0800 2007 3099118 130031 Shane Greenwood