Tag: michael pollan
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#MorningMonarchy: May 24, 2018
Faithful flocks, Santa Fe syncs and sadistic attacks + this day in history w/the Pottawatomie massacre and our song of the day by Chromatics on your Morning Monarchy for May 24, 2018.
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The Botany Of Desire
If you liked this afternoon’s short clip, you might like the whole film. “The Botany of Desire” How plants shape human life and history.
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Twinkies vs. Carrots
Food policy influences dietary choices. Why is it cheaper to buy a Twinkie than to buy a carrot? How do food subsidies and agricultural policies affect the foods we eat? How is that tied to food-related diseases? Journalist Michael Pollan explains.
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School Lunch Contracts Awarded To The Lowest Bidder
from therealfoodchannel.com: Imagine schools feeding children the cheapest and nastiest garbage, er, excuse me, I mean ‘processed foods’ available. Imagine the government and media blaming parents for childhood obesity, when it’s the schools that are feeding kids stuff as bad or possibly worse than McDonald’s. Remember, Congress declared pizza and french fries to be ‘vegetables’.…