Reading Journal

Michael Pollan Answers Readers’ Questions

By Michael Pollan
The New York Times Magazine

In this article Michael Pollan answers readers questions.  The questions range from buying organic to what he thinks the food system will be like in 100 years.  I enjoyed his straight forward way of answering the readers questions.  Many of the questions were interesting, and many of his answers were informative.  I even found some of his answers funny, for example:

"If you could rewrite the farm bill from scratch, with no political constraints of any sort, what would it look like?

I don’t have the space, and you don’t have the time, to sketch out a complete alternative-reality farm bill. But as a guiding principle, I would say it needs to be aligned with our public health and environmental goals. That is, every provision in it — from crop subsidies to meat inspection — needs to be “scored” for its impact on public health and nutrition."

I liked how he made a funny/light comment then went briefly into answering the question.  I would recommend this article for people to read.  He brought some issues to light, but didn't try to beat the topic to death.  I appreciated they way he tackled each question with his own flair.  He was knowledgeable, and able to clearly state his point of view.  His concepts were easily understood.