This past Friday Michael Pollan was a guest on “On Point” where he spoke about his new book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals”. He touched on food issues including: our overdependence on corn, the emergence of “organic” factory farms and the re-appearance of issues related to malnourishment in America amongst overweight and overfed children and adults. He also looked at some of the policy issues that have resulted in these problems, and describes the practices that some small-scale, sustainable farmers are offering up as alternatives.

You can listen to the interview online.

In addition, he’s speaking at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA on Wednesday May 17th at 6pm, at an event sponsored by the Harvard Book Store. You can find more details on the event on the Harvard Book Store website; tickets are $3. It sounds like a contingent from The Food Project will be in attendance, maybe we’ll see you there!