We are what we eat, it is often said, but of course that's only part of the story. We are what what we eat eats too.

There's no sacrifice in eating well, there is no sacrifice in pleasure. To the contrary, the best-grown food is actually the tastiest.

One of the skills of a journalist, though, is to find people who can teach him what he needs to know. So instead of taking courses, I've been very lucky in that I found teachers - scientists, especially - who were willing to teach me what I needed to know, whether it was about genetically modified crops or how photosynthesis works, and so on. I just find my teachers and don't have to pay for my education.

The best farming systems are ones where animals and plants are put into a synergistic relationship.

People don't eat nutrients, they eat foods, and foods can behave very differently than the nutrients they contain.

Don't eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. Don't eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can't pronounce.

Don't eat any foods you've ever seen advertised on television.