Sustainable fish
hippiemommy
Tonight we had baked wrapped tilapia, quinoa, and sweet potatoes. Â It was awesome. As I ate, I kept thinking about how I wish the public had more information on…
Environmental
Consumerism and the green movement
I just read this article by Michael Pollan. He makes some really good points. It sounds like he’s on board with the Food, Not Lawns movement We’ve had in this…
Mourning Wild Oats
I went out and did my grocery shopping today. I was bummed as I went around Wild Oats and realized that soon it would be swallowed up by Whole Foods.…
New books and my chance to hear Michael Pollan speak
I have all of these entries in the works, but I’ve been bogged down and haven’t had them time to actually write them out. Last night I had the opportunity…
Organic dairy ratings (and a quick update on me)
We have family in from out of town right now, so I haven’t been updating, but I didn’t want you to think I had fallen off of the face of…
The animals on the “beyond organic” farm
I split this into two entries. I hope that it won’t discourage people from reading the other one 🙂 In Chapter Eleven, Pollan discusses the way that the animals work…
Beyond organic
I wanted to get this entry up pretty quickly, because I don’t want to look like I am poo-pooing organic 🙂 These next few chapters have given me a ton…
Is “Organic” any better?
As I continue through The Omnivore’s Dilemma, there is just so much that I want to write about! I am working through the chapter on “Big Organic” right now, and…
The corn-fed American steer
Wow, I am 5 chapters into The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and it is a great read. I would like to point out that this author is NOT a vegetarian, and even…
Corn, corn everywhere
On the suggestion of a few women at GCM, I decided to pick up a copy of The Omnivore’s Dilemma – A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan.…
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