tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979903378668416306.post3994232465207447775..comments2017-08-20T06:43:52.676-04:00Comments on Mrs. Greenhands: In Defense of FoodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334812243182354729noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7979903378668416306.post-57855746227111723112008-07-05T09:42:00.000-04:002008-07-05T09:42:00.000-04:00This was a really nice write up, thanks for doing ...This was a really nice write up, thanks for doing it.<BR/><BR/>I'm mostly a big fan of Michael Pollan. I haven't read this book, because honestly he's preaching to the choir and I suspect it's pretty similar to some of the earlier things he's written anyway. I really enjoyed Omnivore's Dilemma when I read it a year or so ago, as well as some of his articles in the New York Times.<BR/><BR/>The one big problem I have with Michael Pollan is he puts too much emphasis on how to spend your money to change things, and in my opinion what's far more important are the things you don't spend money on.<BR/><BR/>Rather than going to the supermarket and buying the right things, I think you are far better off taking responsibility for more of your own food yourself. It's only recently that he's mentioned growing your own vegetables at all, and he's never said anything as far as I know about the value of heirloom/heritage varieties, seed saving and the importance of biodiversity in your garden and diet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com