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- John Mackey, Michael Pollan & Real Sustainablility
Last night I got a chance to hear John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO and Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma at UC Berkeley. It was a fascinating evening of discourse mainly about the future of food and less about the ongoing debate between...
- Burros On Whole Foods
Brett mentioned this in the comments to my recap of the Pollan-Mackey event, but I know not everyone skims the comments. Marian Burros wrote a piece in today's New York Times asking if Whole Foods is straying from its idealistic roots. Worth a read,...
- Vs.! Pollan And Mackey
"Pollan-Mackey Smackdown" was the entry on my calendar. Michael Pollan, the tall, thin journalism professor whose The Omnivore's Dilemma described Big Organic and the "supermarket pastorale" of stores such as Whole Foods, and John Mackey, the sandy-haired...
- Michael Pollan Responds (again) To John Mackey
Thanks to The Ethicurean for the link to Michael Pollan's latest letter to John Mackey, president of Whole Foods. Even I might soften my anti-Whole Foods stance in light of the initiatives they've been putting into place, and I'd make a big...
- Gng Recap 06/25/06
It's been a bit crazy this week, but here's a look at some of the topics we discussed on Growers & Grocers over the last few days: Michael Pollan responds to John Mackey's letter to him. Keep an eye out for the new Thomcord grape variety. ...
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GnG Recap 06/30/06
Here are some of the stories we've covered over at Growers & Grocers in the last week:
- Pérail gets a nod from the San Francisco Chronicle, even if you can't get the good stuff here.
- Whole Foods head John Mackey responds to Michael Pollan's response to John Mackey's response to The Omnivore's Dilemma
- The Institute for Food Technologists argues that organic food isn't safer, but their arguments seem questionable.
- The Organic Consumers Association called for a boycott on Horizon milk, which exploits the pastoral image of organic food, even if its cows are in standard-issue feedlots.
- A couple new foodstuffs made it through the rigorous AOC process in France.
- A big drought in the Midwest probably means higher food prices for you later this year.
- John Mackey, Michael Pollan & Real Sustainablility
Last night I got a chance to hear John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO and Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma at UC Berkeley. It was a fascinating evening of discourse mainly about the future of food and less about the ongoing debate between...
- Burros On Whole Foods
Brett mentioned this in the comments to my recap of the Pollan-Mackey event, but I know not everyone skims the comments. Marian Burros wrote a piece in today's New York Times asking if Whole Foods is straying from its idealistic roots. Worth a read,...
- Vs.! Pollan And Mackey
"Pollan-Mackey Smackdown" was the entry on my calendar. Michael Pollan, the tall, thin journalism professor whose The Omnivore's Dilemma described Big Organic and the "supermarket pastorale" of stores such as Whole Foods, and John Mackey, the sandy-haired...
- Michael Pollan Responds (again) To John Mackey
Thanks to The Ethicurean for the link to Michael Pollan's latest letter to John Mackey, president of Whole Foods. Even I might soften my anti-Whole Foods stance in light of the initiatives they've been putting into place, and I'd make a big...
- Gng Recap 06/25/06
It's been a bit crazy this week, but here's a look at some of the topics we discussed on Growers & Grocers over the last few days: Michael Pollan responds to John Mackey's letter to him. Keep an eye out for the new Thomcord grape variety. ...