photographer: Alia Malley
In my hometown of Toronto, Michael Pollan is a hipster gOD.
His mantra to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. is spoken with reverence by those Torontonians with a social conscience and enough disposable income to live organic, green and sustainable.
And it isn’t only Toronto. From what I have heard, this new breed of Agri-Intellectuals can be found in every city in North America and beyond.
In fact, according to the most recent census data, Agri-Intellectuals are America’s fastest growing ethnic population.
And that’s great for Michael Pollan’s book sales.
But, not so great for conventional farmers.
And they’re starting to get a little pissed off.
This past July, farmer Blake Hurst penned this article.
In the article, Mr Hurst disputes a number of the anti-Big Ag arguments raised by Michael Pollan and other Agri-Intellectual deities.
He reminds us that “farming has always been messy and painful, and bloody and dirty. It […]
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