Farmer and Chief

Michael Pollan has articulated the relationship between U.S. agricultural policy, diet, health and lifestyle. In an open letter to the new President-Elect in the October 9, 2008, issue of The New York Times, he reiterates his logic in a plea for reasonable action. Farmer in Chief is at once an indictment of the greed of our food processors, a shrug at the myopia of our medical system, and a hopeful guidance for a future path that provides a sensible alternative.