Do you recognize this man? Should you know who he is?
Heard of?
“The Omnivore’s Dilemma” or
“Food Rules”or
“In Defense of Food” or
“The Botany of Desire”
Michael Pollan knows REAL food and appreciates its importance in our health and survival. He came up with a beautifully simple 3 prong directive for a healthy life.
“EAT FOOD, NOT TOO MUCH, MOSTLY PLANTS!”
Please read his recent article in the New York times about why a “YES” on Prop 37 is not only crucial to your knowing what you are eating but vital to the power of the Food Movement and both you and me.
DMB
*** Minding your GMO-FREE Body; Embodying your GMO-FREE Mind ***
When raising convenotional food, one uses pecticieds as compared to natural pesticides with organic (organic less expensive). Chemical fertilizers compared to organic fertilizers (organic natural and less expenisive ie manures etc)How can this justify the higher cost of organic food as compared to commercially grown (less expensive) and having to purchase chemicals etc. Doing artifical pollination as oposed to natural pollination. The list goes on and onl. This boggles my mind. I know from my own garden by not having to spend money on poisons and artificial fertilizers it costs me less to grow vegatables than if I used chemicals and other artificial means.Then why are we being charged more for a vegatable or a piece of meat that has no chemicals that are costly to produce, distribute, and apply as compared to natural herbicides, fertilizers, etc. that are plentiful and less expensive to use?
Hi Ada,
I understand your frustration with the expense of organic foods. However, my wife and I grow our own food too and this has made us so much more aware of just what it takes to cultivate REAL food. We spend hours preparing the soil, planting, watering, protecting, picking bugs, adding worm castings etc. and have come to appreciate the challenges of feeding ourselves. Conventional foods are very much less hands on with the focus being machines, chemicals and pesticides. Less manpower translates into cheaper produce but inferior quality. How much of the food you eat do you grow yourself? We’d love to hear your secrets for growing cheaper organic food. THANKS for your question. DMB