The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

4 stars A fantastic look into modern food industries told in three parts. Each represents a way of obtaining food by following a specific source. Corn represents the industrial food complex, touching on corn surplus, monocultures, subsidies, health effects, the co-evolution of plants and humans, and concentrated animal feeding operations. Next is the pastoral view,…

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Swan: Poems and Prose Poems by Mary Oliver

5 stars Wow, what a beautiful collection of poems.  I picked this up on a whim from the Recently Returned cart at the library. I’ve been trying to read more poetry lately and was drawn in my the simple title and lovely cover art.  Then I started reading it. Oh my goodness. This is the…

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