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Sustainability Book Club - "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan

Event Details

Time: November 8, 2008 from 8am to 10am
Location: Downtown Phoenix Public Market FRONT Mtg Rm - 721 N Central Ave
Street: SE Corner of Central Ave. & McKinley St.
City/Town: Phoenix 85004
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Contact Info: phoenixhomesteader@gmail.com
Event Type: Club
Organized By: Jennifer
Latest Activity: Oct. 27, 2008

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Event Description

Sustainability Book Club Meeting
Saturday, Nov 8th from 8:00 to 10:00 AM
Location: Downtown Phoenix Public Market FRONT Meeting Room.
Requested Donation: $2 to the market

Join us as we discuss "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan

Review:

Pollan provides another shocking yet essential treatise on the industrialized Western diet and its detrimental effects on our bodies and culture. Here he lays siege to the food industry and scientists' attempts to reduce food and the cultural practices of eating into bite-size concepts known as nutrients, and contemplates the follies of doing so. As an increasing number of Americans are overfed and undernourished, Pollan makes a strong argument for serious reconsideration of our eating habits and casts a suspicious eye on the food industry and its more pernicious and misleading practices. Readers will undoubtedly find themselves reconsidering their own eating habits.

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Ben Ruesga Comment by Ben Ruesga on October 26, 2008 at 9:09pm
can't make it. I forgot I am attending the fruit tree thing at the Urban Farm. have fun!
Ben Ruesga Comment by Ben Ruesga on October 23, 2008 at 9:08pm
I just finished this book! How convenient. It is a great read!
Nick Comment by Nick on October 23, 2008 at 4:21pm
Cool, I just started reading this last night and now i see it's on the book club! good timing.

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