Deep Agriculture | Michael Pollan |
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Michael Pollan describes his program to transform American agriculture as a "sun food agenda." He is the author of two influential books---"In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto"; and "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals". He is the director the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism at UC-Berkeley.
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