Michael Pollan is the author of In Defense of Food, Food Rules, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and other best-selling books.
Here he speaks about the soil, and how it cannot yield healthy food if it is not healthy itself.
"To be conscious of the soil is a very foreign idea to most of us but it's the basis for this engagement with nature that is eating." he says.
Indeed, it is the component of the system that everything ultimately centers around.
--Bibi Farber
This video was produced by Nourishlife.org, a national educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability.