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Michael Pollan

 
For over two decades Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs and architecture. His book The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by The New York Times and Washington Post. His previous book, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, was named a Times bestseller. He recently wrote In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, and he is also a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. (Source: NY Times, KDHE / Photo: Flickr)

Recent Stories


Michael Pollan's new book guides readers to simple food rules

Tue, Feb 09 2010 at 9:34 AM EST

The food maven who gave us The Omnivore’s Dilemma returns with a small book that packs a big punch.


New York City goes after salt

Tue, Jan 12 2010 at 11:42 AM EST

Bloomberg administration wants to see a 20 percent reduction amount of salt in prepared or packaged foods.


Pollan talks food rules with Stewart

Tue, Jan 05 2010 at 3:01 PM EST

Michael Pollan discusses the high cost of cheap food with Jon Stewart.


Friday food news roundup

Fri, Nov 13 2009 at 3:08 PM EST

Food news from around the web for your weekend reading.


Friday food news roundup

Fri, Oct 09 2009 at 1:32 PM EST

Food news from around the web for your weekend reading.


Friday food news roundup

Fri, Sep 04 2009 at 3:50 PM EST

Food news from around the web for your weekend reading.


Pollan: Don't buy food you've seen advertised

Thu, May 14 2009 at 4:56 PM EST

Monsanto, swine flu, Lay's claim to be local, Michelle Obama's organic garden, school lunch programs and more. This video has Michael Pollan weighing in on a lot of important issues.


Lays for locavores

Thu, May 14 2009 at 9:25 AM EST

Are we witnessing the birth of localwashing?


Pollan weighs in on Obama's first 100 days

Wed, Apr 29 2009 at 2:01 PM EST

The president is getting a report card for his first 100 days in office from Michael Pollan and others. How's he doing on the food front?


Michael Pollan: Make me do it

Michael Pollan reminds us that this is just the beginning. We need to write our legislators and make change happen. Show them that change is happening.

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