http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-machiavellian-intelligence-of-maize/ Hunting and gathering in the urban landscape Tue, 13 May 2008 22:18:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-machiavellian-intelligence-of-maize/#comment-28 umamification of the utility bird « Monkey Brains & Squid Kibbles Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:34 +0000 http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-28 [...] Dilemma have done very little to quell the fears about the organic food industry I cited in my first post about the book, though I’m not left with the feeling that all hope is lost, either.  Like Pollan, I want my [...] [...] Dilemma have done very little to quell the fears about the organic food industry I cited in my first post about the book, though I’m not left with the feeling that all hope is lost, either.  Like Pollan, I want my [...]

]]> http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-machiavellian-intelligence-of-maize/#comment-25 eco justice challenge « Monkey Brains & Squid Kibbles Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:40:54 +0000 http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-25 [...] monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles @ 9:40 am Tags: ecology, food politics As is the way of the interwebs, my post regarding The Omnivore’s Dilemma produced a response which lead to an affinity which, in [...] [...] monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles @ 9:40 am Tags: ecology, food politics As is the way of the interwebs, my post regarding The Omnivore’s Dilemma produced a response which lead to an affinity which, in [...]

]]> http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-machiavellian-intelligence-of-maize/#comment-23 Michael Pollan [again] and a challenge « Toujours Jacques Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:59:59 +0000 http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-23 [...] other words, Pollan helps us remember how to connect the dots. As one blogger writes (about Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma), “He makes it quite easy to draw [...] [...] other words, Pollan helps us remember how to connect the dots. As one blogger writes (about Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma), “He makes it quite easy to draw [...]

]]> http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-machiavellian-intelligence-of-maize/#comment-22 monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:33:18 +0000 http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-22 Thanks for your comments! I've just read the article (thank you also for the introduction to it) and the bits about properly valuing things and setting the example certainly resonate but also lead to new questions and concerns - specifically that crazy catch 22 spiral comprised of the food vs. poverty debate. But that's another angst-fueled post for another time. Thanks for your comments! I’ve just read the article (thank you also for the introduction to it) and the bits about properly valuing things and setting the example certainly resonate but also lead to new questions and concerns – specifically that crazy catch 22 spiral comprised of the food vs. poverty debate. But that’s another angst-fueled post for another time.

]]> http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-machiavellian-intelligence-of-maize/#comment-21 toujoursjacques Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:26:47 +0000 http://monkeybrainsnsquidkibbles.wordpress.com/?p=87#comment-21 Oh this made me laugh. It brought back my own very similar response to the corn section of Omnivore's Dilemma. And you are so right about the way Pollan so deftly draws the line of responsibility. I wonder if you saw his new article in the New York Times Sunday Magazine? It's called "Why Bother?" and addresses your (and all of our) worries that our efforts don't seem enough. Thanks for this great post! TJ Oh this made me laugh. It brought back my own very similar response to the corn section of Omnivore’s Dilemma. And you are so right about the way Pollan so deftly draws the line of responsibility. I wonder if you saw his new article in the New York Times Sunday Magazine? It’s called “Why Bother?” and addresses your (and all of our) worries that our efforts don’t seem enough. Thanks for this great post! TJ

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