Michael Pollan

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Author, journalist, and professor. Known for books exploring the socio-cultural impacts of food, such as The Botany of Desire and The Omnivore's Dilemma.

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Mar 25, 2023

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Powerful essay and incredible images

Article Mar 25, 2023

Opinion | I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake

by TerryTempestWilliams

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Mar 15, 2023

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Good piece on the role of agricultural reform in ending child poverty

Article Mar 13, 2023

Maryland agriculture’s ‘triple aim’: food, environmental and social justice

by Tom Croghan

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Feb 20, 2023

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Anyone interested in plant intelligence, and in journeying WITHOUT plant medicines, will want to read this new book by Maria Rodale.

Book Feb 21, 2023

Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys Into the Heart of My Garden

by Maria Rodale

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Jan 25, 2023

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Terrific piece by former Berkeley student @brettvsimpson

Article Jan 23, 2023

The Fight Over California’s Ancient Water

by Brett Simpson

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Jan 20, 2023

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Interesting thread

Tweet Jan 20, 2023

There have been a steady stream of articles that say: 1) the plant-based meat sector is flagging; therefore 2) plant-based meat is a failed endeavor. These stories miss two critical points, a thread, 1/n:

by Bruce Friedrich

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Jan 19, 2023

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Strong piece

Article Jan 19, 2023

Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just Another Fad

by Deena Shanker

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Michael Pollan @michaelpollan · Jan 3, 2023

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Long-awaited, AWE, by my friend and colleague Dacher Keltner, is an awesome book, with profound implications for mental health, psychedelics and a life well-lived.

Book Oct 13, 1983

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life