We need to create incentives for our ranchers and farmers to manage their lands to maximize carbon sequestration.

The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.

If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry.

My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it.

The great virtue of a diversified food economy, like a diverse pasture or farm, is its ability to withstand any shock. The important thing is that there be multiple food chains, so that when any one of them fails-when the oil runs out, when mad cow or other food-borne diseases become epidemic, when the pesticides no longer work, when drought strikes and plagues come and soils blow away-we'll still have a way to feed ourselves.

Cooking for yourself is the only sure way to take back control of your diet from the food scientists and food processors, and to guarantee you're eating real food rather than edible foodlike substances, with their unhealthy oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and surfeit of salt.

High-quality food is better for your health.