Out of the kitchen, onto the couch: Michael Pollan on how American cooking became a spectator sport, and what we lost along the way. Against the agri-intellectuals: Farming has always been messy and painful, and bloody and dirty; it still is — this is something the critics of industrial farming never seem to understand (and more). Look who's farming now: Agriculture is having a youth movement, thanks to their passion for organic farming and local produce. A review of The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food—Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal by Mark Kurlansky (and more). How much food can you really grow in a city? You’d be surprised. A review of Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart (and

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