Pollan is author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a New York Times bestseller. His previous books include The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World (2001); A Place of My Own (1997); and Second Nature (1991). He’s also a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine.
In this talk from last April, presented in San Francisco as part of the Long Now Seminars speaker series, he presents the premise, as described on the Fora TV site, that “Farming has become an occupation and cultural force of the past. Michael Pollan’s talk promoted the premise — and hope — that farming can become an occupation and force of the future. In the past century American farmers were given the assignment to produce lots of calories cheaply, and they did. They became the most productive humans on earth. A single farmer in Iowa could feed 150 of his neighbors. That is a true modern miracle.”
This is about making agriculture sustainable.
This video takes one hour and twenty-six minutes (1:26) to watch, but you can choose to watch only short segments, as provided if you click the Full Program link.
