Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to listen to a speaker on campus that I found rather interesting. His name is Robert Paarlberg and he’s a political scientist at Wellesley College (he’s also done some guest lectures at Harvard). His research focuses on international agriculture and environmental policy. Out of his studies, he’s written several [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Michael Pollan’
Is any pretty-sounding answer a good one?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, agvocacy, farming, hunger, Michael Pollan, Michigan State University, MSU on February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Should we thank PETA and HSUS?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, agvocacy, livestock, Michael Pollan, Oprah, vegan on February 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I, like many people in the agriculture world, tuned in to watch Oprah when I heard that she and her staff of over 300 people were giving up meat and all other animal products for a week-long “vegan challenge”. Now, it’s no secret that Oprah has had her issues with the livestock industry, so [...]
An hour with Michael Pollan
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, food, Michael Pollan, Michigan State University, MSU on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m going to preface this post by saying that Michael Pollan throws me for a loop, no matter how much I learn about his ideas. I’m sure many people have experienced this, but it is very hard to listen to someone and agree with some things they say, but disagree very strongly with others. The [...]
