I believe that traditional foods are good for you, that farmers ought to have the right to sell them conveniently and hygienically, and that you ought have the right to buy and eat them.

Pollan has no practical experience (to my knowledge) with food, farming, or chemistry, which makes his mastery of those topics all the more stunning. In The Omnivore's Dilemma he weaves these complex subjects together elegantly and without breaking a sweat.

After my book was safely at the printer, I took a break from food and farming reading.