Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Mark Nagel <activism98201@verizon.net>]

"If you don't presently realize what a mess our factory food system has 
produced now and what an even worse mess it would be without sufficient oil 
...*if we do not relocalize food*... you'll realize it after you read 'The 
Omnivore's Dilemma'."

Sadly, it's the entire ("feeding machines" [thanks for this one Paul!] 
"system," not just the food part (although food is the most important part).  
And while Pollan may argue the difficulties in localizing, there's no 
confusing the fact that this will be the direction that things will go 
(primarily as a result of diminishing fossil fuels).

Pollan was just on The Colbert Report.  I was pretty impressed with his 
knowledge and his (live) communication skills (especially having to deal with 
the witty Colbert).

For a feel on Pollan's discussion/argument here's a recent article from the 
New York Times:

Mass Natural
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/magazine/04wwln_lede.html?ex=1307073600&en=039c8635cc1a390b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

I guess THE word to describe things, as he uses it in his closing paragraph, 
is "fragile."


Thanks for the review Pat.


-Mark Nagel
Everett, WA


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From: Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com>

I just finished reading 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' by Michael
Pollan.  This is an important book for anyone interested in
food issues, soil issues, or petroleum issues in the USA
today.

You can read a little about this book here at the author's
site, and excerpts from it:

http://michaelpollan.com/omnivore.php

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