Blog # 4: Responding to a Memoir: Michael Pollan's The Omnivores Dilemma

The piece I really Enjoyed was Michael Pollan's The Omnivores Dilemma.  I first came across the book in High school- i had to read excerpts of it for a biology project. I have always liked things that dealt with food. Eric Schlosser's Fast food Nation  and  The Ethics of What We Eat  by Peter Singer came to mind when I Read this in class.

What was interesting about this excerpt specifically was the way Pollan show cased the chicken farm. Because i have read so much about the un-ethical practices of HUGE chicken companies it was nice to see a story from a smaller organization. Pollan brings a great deal of respect to Joel and his profession. You can see that these men truly care about what they do and ethics behind it.