Corn is the hero of its own story, and though we humans played a crucial supporting role in its rise to world domination, it would be wrong to suggest we have been calling the shots, or acting always in our own best interests. Indeed, there is every reason to believe that corn has succeeded in domesticating us.
Michael PollanMost of the time pests and disease are just nature's way of telling the farmer he's doing something wrong.
Michael PollanThe corporatization of something as basic and intimate as eating is, for many of us today, a good place to draw the line.
Michael Pollan