Now that I know how supermarket meat is made, I regard eating it as a somewhat risky proposition. I know how those animals live and what's on their hides when they go to slaughter, so I don't buy industrial meat. Michael Pollan animalbuyeat share on social
We love salt, fat and sugar. We're hard-wired to go for those flavors. They trip our dopamine networks, which are our craving networks. Michael Pollan cravedopaminefat Change image and share on social
Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand. Michael Pollan consumerdemandfood Change image and share on social
Hillary Clinton is not strongly identified with reforming the industrial food system. The Clintons were involved with Walmart and Tyson in Arkansas. Though as a senator, Hillary was pretty good at reaching out to the small farmers in Upstate New York. Michael Pollan arkansasclintonfarmer share on social
Meat is a mighty contributor to climate change and other environmental problems. The amount of meat we're eating is one of the leading causes of climate change. It's as important as the kind of car you drive - whether you eat meat a lot or how much meat you eat. Michael Pollan amountcarchange share on social
Agriculture changes the landscape more than anything else we do. It alters the composition of species. We don't realize it when we sit down to eat, but that is our most profound engagement with the rest of nature. Michael Pollan agriculturealtercomposition share on social
The way you support farmers is by shopping and buying raw ingredients. Michael Pollan buyfarmeringredient Change image and share on social
To me, onions are the metaphor for kitchen drudgery. Cutting them is hard to do well, and they fight you the whole way. Michael Pollan cutdrudgeryfight Change image and share on social
Depending on how you farm, your farm is either sequestering or releasing carbon. Michael Pollan carbondependfarm Change image and share on social
The euphemistically named CropLife America speaks for the pesticide industry. Michael Pollan americacroplifeeuphemistically Change image and share on social
