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28 Mar, 2009

Michael Pollan at UBC Farm. June 6th

Posted by: j pimmel In: nutrition|sustainability

Michael Pollan our new truth-about-food hero, who has done a great deal to bring attention to the Slow Food movement and the Locavore movement, is coming to Vancouver. He is most recently credited with influencing the Obama family with planting a vegetable garden at the White House. His only stop in Canada, he will be [...]

Michael Pollan, author of ‘Omnivores Dillemma‘ and ‘In Defense Of Food,’ on NPR discussing the reasons why the US must modify its food policies given the impact of food production has on climate change, national security, energy independence and healthcare.