In a way, the most morally troubling thing about killing chickens is that after a while it is no longer morally troubling.
Michael PollanOne USDA scientist went so far as to claim that there has never been a documented case of food-borne illness from eating fermented vegetables.
Michael PollanStudents are very engaged by the issues, and it's not surprising because food choices are one of the few powers a child has.
Michael PollanWhile it is true that many people simply can't afford to pay more for food, either in money or time or both, many more of us can. After all, just in the last decade or two we've somehow found the time in the day to spend several hours on the internet and the money in the budget not only to pay for broadband service, but to cover a second phone bill and a new monthly bill for television, formerly free. For the majority of Americans, spending more for better food is less a matter of ability than priority. p.187
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