Corn is Taking Over the World
One of the most disturbing things I learned from Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma is how dependent as a species we’ve become on corn, and how its production, subsidies, and byproducts have become such facts of life that we barely notice them.
I highly recommend the book. For more on how much corn is in our diets, check out the documentary “King Corn” at the Oak Street Cinema in Minneapolis this week. There will also be a discussion at the Wedge food coop on Friday.