tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679575.post4745599870366812841..comments2023-12-23T03:18:42.423-05:00Comments on Gnomicon: Food, IncScholeologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110359677410211160noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679575.post-18760421798681027892009-07-14T14:44:05.523-04:002009-07-14T14:44:05.523-04:00It sounds interesting. I think I enjoyed (appreci...It sounds interesting. I think I enjoyed (appreciated is a better word, maybe) _Fast Food Nation_ even more than _The Omnivore's Dilemma_. Very well-written, good research, insane stuff going on, particularly with the slaughterhouse industry. <br /><br />I think the FDA has been hampered for decades now from several fronts, including presidents who want to look like they don't want "big government", the removal of tons of inspectors for the FDA and USDA, and politicians from agribuisiness states, who have a vested interest in protecting the agribuisinesses that are actually helping to destroy family farms.<br /><br />Sounds like it's a good movie. I think they'll be preaching to the choir with me, but they can preach on, preach on.Thaliahttp://birdsinthetree.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com