I know most of you have already read this, so I'll skip the summary. I thought this was a very interesting book, and it really made me think about my food. I can barely eat at fast food restaurants any more, so thanks for that, Mr. Pollan. Thinking about our food systems and how we get food on the plate is very important, but I am not sure I would go as far as he does in terms of the animal rights stuff. I did have a moment of wanting to quit my job and start a post-organic farm though. Anyway, this book is worth reading, especially the first two sections (the bit at the end about foraging is kind of ridiculous, and the author acknowledges it).
The biggest criticism I have of this book is that he doesn't really present any alternatives to the problems he sees. For example, we can't all live close to management intensive grazing farms, and if we could, not everyone would be able to afford to eat food from one. He points out that people in other countries spend a lot more of their income on food, but they also starve to death in much higher numbers too.
I have been talking about thus book pretty much nonstop since I read it, so that's probably a good sign. Well worth a read. (Ironically, I bought my copy of this book at Costco.)
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