Deep Agriculture with Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World" gives a sppech on Link TV.

Airdates
Timezone: P M C E
Friday, October 9th
12:00 am
Friday, October 9th
12:00 pm
Saturday, October 10th
08:30 am
Sunday, October 11th
03:00 pm
Monday, October 12th
12:00 am
Monday, October 12th
12:00 pm
Friday, October 16th
07:00 am
DIRECTV Channel 375 | DISH Network Channel 9410

This Link TV special brings you celebrated author Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food) as he takes on the industrialization of the U.S. food system, and proposes dramatic solutions to America's addiction to mechanized agriculture and processed foods. This national obsession has spawned a health care crisis, straining our medical system with epidemics of obesity and preventable illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. And it's not only our health that's suffering: the well-being of our planet is at risk from the massive amounts of oil, coal, and natural gas needed to produce, distribute, and refrigerate our food. "When we eat from the modern industrial food system," Pollan says, "we are eating fossil fuel and spewing greenhouse gas."

But Pollan doesn't just sound the alarm -- he provides us with real alternatives and answers. The movement for a healthier, safer, and more environmentally-friendly food supply, spurred on by Pollan's own influential writings, is already making positive change. "We suddenly find ourselves... no longer holding a sign outside on the granite steps of the USDA or the Capitol, but inside, with a seat at the table. The challenge now is to figure out what to say." Are YOU ready to speak out?