Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

David writes: We strongly recommend "Omnivore's Dilemma".  Not only is it a fascinating book, and easy to read, we think it is one of the most important books we've read in a long time.  It should be required reading.  We have been telling everyone we know to read it, including local markets.

 

One after another, Pollan presents these fascinating revelations about our food chain, many of which are intentionally kept from consumers.  Be one of those who knows!  Read this book and think about it.  It does make shopping and eating out more tricky, but you don't have to do the right thing all the time, you just need to know what's going on with stuff you buy.

 

David Owens

This title has been discussed on these pages for a couple of years--Click for an earlier discussion.