The original edition of Michael Pollan's Food Rules, An Eater's Manual came out a little more than three years ago, in January 2009. Its publication immediately inspired readers to send Mr. Pollan suggestions for additional "rules." Pollan notes in his introduction to the new … [Read more...] about Michael Pollan’s Food Rules, the New Illustrated Edition
Book Reviews
Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow, A Life on the River
David Montgomery in his history of world agriculture, Dirt, the Erosion of Civilizations (University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 2007) details the disappearance of various societies as the consequence of the abuse of the fertility of a … [Read more...] about Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow, A Life on the River
Edible, An Illustrated Guide to the World’s Food Plants
Sitting in a coffee shop in an upstate New York town currently benefiting from a “buy local” main street revitalization, my senses are awakened by the intersection of two food plants from distant lands. The barista, on day 23 of a Paleolithic diet, is peeling a grapefruit and … [Read more...] about Edible, An Illustrated Guide to the World’s Food Plants
Carlo Petrini’s Terra Madre, Forging a New Global Network of Sustainable Food Communities
Carlo Petrini founded the Slow Food movement in 1989 as an outgrowth of his campaign against the McDonald's fast food chain opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome. An international member-supported nonprofit association and a worldwide network of people, Slow Food is "committed … [Read more...] about Carlo Petrini’s Terra Madre, Forging a New Global Network of Sustainable Food Communities
Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations by David R. Montgomery
The sky may not be falling, but the earth's soil is eroding faster than it is being replaced and modern civilization's future is endangered. Our earth in David R. Montgomery's words "is an oasis in space rendered hospitable by a thin skin of soil that, once lost, rebuilds only … [Read more...] about Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations by David R. Montgomery
