“We do not subsidize organic food. We subsidize these four crops - five altogether, but one is cotton - and these are the building blocks of fast food. One of the ways you democratize healthy food is you support healthy food.” WaySupportFiveFourBuildingHealthyBlockCropsCottonFast FoodBuilding BlocksHealthy FoodOrganic Food Author:Michael Pollan
“A typical guy who buys organic food doesn't really buy it in order to be healthy; he buys it to regain a kind of solidarity as the one who really cares about nature. He buys a certain ideological stance.” KindCareGuyCertainOrderHealthySolidarityTypicalIdeologicalStanceOrganic Food Author:Slavoj Žižek
“One of the problems is that the US government supports unhealthy food and does very little to support healthy food. I mean, we subsidize high fructose corn syrup. We subsidize hydrogenated corn oil. We do not subsidize organic food. We subsidize four crops that are the building blocks of fast food. And you also have to work on access. We have food deserts in our cities. We know that the distance you live from a supplier of fresh produce is one of the best predictors of your health.” MeanProblemSupportBuildingHealthyDistanceBlockFast FoodHealthy FoodOrganic Food Author:Michael Pollan