Actually McDonalds and pretty much all chain restaurants and fast food places in the US use MSG in some form or another. At McDs its not in the burger but on the seasoning “grill seasoning” (source Omnivore's Dilemma...

and greenhouses, and then went swimming in the pool. The guy who owns it (I think his name is Al) is trying to run the farm the way Joel Saletan runs his (described in Omnivore's Dilemma). It’s a really special place. Also,...

I just finished reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, and I was intrigued by Pollan’s description of Polyface Farm just outside Charlottesville, VA. Has anyone ever been to the farm to purchase chickens, eggs, vegetables, etc.? I...

On an earlier topic, I saw a post containing a link to a map of farms in the Bay Area that use sustainable practices. (I could swear it was on the topic dealing with "The Omnivore's Dilemma", but I can’t find it there or...

http://www.foodfightthedoc.com/foodfight.html As reviewed by Ruhlman: http://blog.ruhlman.com/ruhlmancom/2008/11/food-fight-a-do.html Sounds redundant for those that have read Omnivore's Dilemma, but as Ruhlman says, maybe a good...

heirloom beans. And I think The Omnivore's Dilemma covers the reason there are so few varieties of everything now...

the physics (or vice versa). http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080412/food.asp The Costs of Meat and Fish by Janet Raloff This article is in line with the Omnivore's Dilemma thread. It summarizes the recent report from...

I am the middle of reading An Omnivore's Dilemma which has me starting to question corn fed cattle (and I LOVE the taste of American beef). I, too, would like to find some Argentinian beef (always grass fed?) to check the...

My experience has been the opposite—I buy Earthbound Farms organic carrots because I like them better. The taste does vary from bag to bag. Slightly OT, in "Omnivore's Dilemma", Michael Pollan mentioned that in the 1940s...

My 13-year-old recently read Michael Pollan’s "Omnivore's Dilemma," and, having more willpower than I do, is now refusing to eat any meat unless she knows it was raised humanely and sustainably. (I know, defining...

faith in this company.” This is in the middle of WF’s bid to buy out Wild Oats, which the FTC is opposing. Mackey’s been on other boards, as himself, defending WF – specifically with regard to Omnivore's Dilemma....

After reading Michael Pollan’s book "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals", we decided to give up on corn fed beef. For a long time we’ve been customers of Whole Foods, but they have been obviously...

After reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, I’m trying to get off the feedlot meat and chickens with their beaks clipped off. Ok, vegetarianism is one way to go, but not the way I’m going. So, I looked today at the Union...

Anyone know a good source for great farm fresh eggs? I was inspired by Michael Pollan’s (The Omnivore's Dilemma") reading at the Brattle this week...

Go to the Dupont Farmers Market on Sunday. The second stand on the right is Eco-Foods (or something like that). They have chicken from several organic local sources, including Polyface Farms (of Omnivore's Dilemma fame). They are...