Comments on: Notes From A Lecture by Michael Pollan

By: kari

kari — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:22:22 +0000

I miss pittsburgh lecture series.

By: Moira

Moira — Sun, 13 May 2007 21:03:09 +0000

One of the most frightening parts of the talk came in the Q&A when someone asked about missing bees. Pollan replied that bees pollinate 40-60% of what we eat, and scientists are concerned about the recent alarming disappearance of honeybees. They’re heading out from the hive and getting lost on the way back. (NPR story). Pollan concluded with a quote (questionably) attributed to Albert Einstein: “When the bees are disappear from the earth, man will only have four years left.”

Also, Pollan encouraged the audience to find out more about the Farm Bill, which comes up for a vote again this year. This bill is the reason that corn calories are so heavily subsidized, and many representatives think their consituencies don’t care, so they trade their Farm Bill votes for other bills, continuing the corn monoculture in the U.S.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 13 May 2007 05:34:53 +0000

For more information on Atrazine, check out http://www.atrazinelovers.com, a website managed by the researcher who discovered the chemical’s ability to chemically castrate frogs. Dr. Tyrone Hayes presented at the recent Women’s Health and the Environment Conference and the research he presented was astounding. Suffice to say, we the people need to stand up and claim our government to have any chance of reclaiming our health in a meaningful way. Healthy, nutritious food shouldn’t be the privilege of the wealthy in a country like ours.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:40:20 +0000

Jesus, don’t even get me started…

Let this suffice to say: Amen, brother! I, for one, yanked my trust away from the ConAgra/RJR Nabisco/Monsanto food machine long ago, after reading about BSE in one of Jim Hightower’s books. As petroleum becomes ever more scarce and expensive, and the food lobby weilds ever more influence over our political system, the thing to remember is this: KNOW YOUR FARMER! Better yet, BE your farmer…

I haven’t read Pollan’s book, but it’s on my list. Although I have to think that I’m probably one of the few who wouldn’t be shocked or surprised by what’s in it.

Cheers,
Tommy