Audrey

“I wondered if this wasn't a case of making the ideal an enemy of the good, but Salatin was convinced that industrial organic was finally a contradiction in terms. I decided I had to find out if he was right.”
― Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

“you know what the best kind of organic certification would be? make an unannounced visit to a farm and take a good long look at the farmer's bookshelf. Because what you're feeding your emotions and thoughts is what this is really all about. the way I produce a chicken is an extension of my worldview. You can learn more about that by seeing what is sitting on my bookshelf than having me fill out a whole bunch of forms." Joel Salatin”
― Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

“...the grocery store poets do everything they can to encourage us in our willing suspension of disbelief.”
― Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

“(Sir Albert)Howard put it this way:"Artificial manures (synthetic fertilizers)lead inevitably to artificial nutrition, artificial food, artificial animals and finally to artificial men and women.”
― Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals