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Reductionist?
Posted on July 20, 2009Pollan carefully criticizes science throughout In Defense of Food. Primarily his criticism is of reductionism. Pollan points out that reductionism has led […]
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Madison Farmworks will garden for you — or with you – Isthmus | The Daily Page
Posted on July 15, 2009Madison Farmworks will garden for you — or with you – Isthmus | The Daily Page Shared via AddThis
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The Poor Get Diabetes, the Rich Get Local and Organic
Posted on July 15, 2009From the “War on Poverty” to new farmers’ markets, a food expert tackles America’s dangerous dietary split. An excerpt from Mark Winne’s […]
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“I begin with the proposition that eating is an agricultural act.”*
Posted on July 10, 2009The Wisconsin Book Festival, in partnership with the Aldo Leopold Foundation, has announced that Wendell Berry will join the festival as one […]
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Soon to be a Common Experience!
Posted on July 8, 2009I was delighted to observe two women on my evening bus, one with title in hand, discussing In Defense of Food. Seeing […]
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Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System
Posted on July 5, 2009Raj Patel’s book and related blog. Patel has worked for the UN, World Bank and WTO, and currently works a researcher for […]
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Food Web, Meet Interweb: The Networked Future of Farms
Posted on July 1, 2009By Alexis Madrigal, Wired Silicon Valley thinks the internet can transform anything from car sales to anonymous sex, but the way Americans […]
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Food, Inc. (the movie)
Posted on June 30, 2009Hungry for Change? “In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly […]
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Urban farming movement ‘like a revolution’
Posted on June 30, 2009By Dave M. MatthewsCNN ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — On a plot of soil, nestled against the backdrop of skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta, […]