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MediaDB / «The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Shocking Study of the Modern Man's Diet" Michael Pollan: download fb2, read online
About the book: 2017 / Have you ever wondered how food gets to our table? Did you buy your groceries at the supermarket or farmers market? Or maybe you grew your own tomatoes or brought back a goose from a successful hunt? Or ordered a burger at the nearest fast food restaurant? Every dish has its own story, and before becoming the guest of honor at our dinner, it experiences its own history. Michael Pollan, a famous American writer and journalist, studied 3 global ways for humans to obtain food: the industrial food chain, where corn plays a major role, large and local private farms, as well as gathering and hunting. Each of these methods was studied in detail by the author, in addition, Michael independently obtained his own lunch according to the principles of each food chain, shared not only the results of his “practical” work, but also studied the moral and ethical issues of a person’s choice of food. Humans are omnivores, and the food we choose every day affects not only our health, but also our survival as a species, as well as our environment..