People Who Have Inspired Me: Michael Pollan

www.michaelpollan.com
 

Michael Pollan is a Journalist, Professor of Journalism at the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and author of a number of books on the subject of eating.  In his book "In Defense of Food" Pollan says:  "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants".  He explains that we should eat REAL food, not refined or processed foods, and asks us to also consider the origin and quality of our food.  He delves into the history of the commercialisation of food production, discusses what he terms "the age of nutritionism" and the influence of politics and big corporations on the food industry and marketing.  Michael Pollan's approach to the diet and nutrition "puzzle" is the most sensible I have found so far.

I've had a dream for some time to have a large self-sufficient veggie garden, and the time to tend to it!  One day that will happen but for now, inspired to take action after reading Pollan's book, I have started a small garden of leafy greens and herbs in an old bathtub and a couple of pots.  I've purchased a compost bin and I'm currently "baking" my first batch of compost. I have also started going to local markets to buy produce as it is likely to be of better quality and flavour, and far more organic, that that which is available in the supermarkets.

 

 

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