“ Much of our food system depends on our not knowing much about it, beyond the price disclosed by the checkout scanner; cheapness and ignorance are mutually reinforcing. And it's a short way from not kn… Michael Pollan
“ Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food? Michael Pollan
“ The curse of the omnivore is that when it comes to figuring which of those things are safe to eat, he's pretty much on his own. Michael Pollan
“ The emotion of disgust evolved initially to optimize responses to the omnivore's dilemma. Individuals who had a properly calibrated sense of disgust were able to consume more calories than their overl… Jonathan Haidt
“ It appeals to the higher nature of the self to put aside food which once lived - I do not consider myself food, why should I ask all other creatures to consider themselves so? Catherynne M. Valente
