Common Reading 2009-2010
Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Book Reviews
Online Databases
ProQuest Select "Review" from document type dropbox and search by author name or book title.
JSTOR Arts and Sciences Click search, then "Advanced Search" and check the box next to Review (under Limit by).
Reference Books
Need a definition of sustainable agriculture? Want to understand how social factors impact eating habits? Start here:
The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns ebook
Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries ebook
Encyclopedia of food and culture ebook
The Food Encyclopedia: Over 8,000 Ingredients, Tools, Techniques and People Ref TX349 .R564 2006
Food in the 21st Century: From Science to Sustainable Agriculture ebook
Oxford Companion to Food Ref TX349 .D36 1999
Selected Databases
Because searching "sustainability" and "diet" will yield very different results in a nutrition database than in a sociology database, you'll want to give some thought to the databases you choose to search.
General & Interdisciplinary Databases:
Sociology:
Agriculture:
Nutrition:
Browse the catalog using one of these subject headings:
Just type one of the phrases below into the Find box, select "Subject Browse" and click Search.
- Agriculture --United States
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Food --Biotechnology
- Food habits
- Food Industry and Trade ––United States
- Food preferences
- Genetically modified foods
- Sustainable agriculture
Selected Websites
Michael Pollan’s Webpage includes recommended links on sustainable eating, the Farm Bill debate, and more!
Sustainability in Agriculture - This page from the USDA's Alternative Farming Systems Information Center provides the following information: Definitions and history of sustainable agriculture, Environmental laws and policy, Economic and social issues, and Food security and food quality.
Polyface Farms - Learn more about the farm that Pollan promotes as an example of sustainable agriculture in the second part of his book. Or research local farms like Avalon Acres or Long Hungry Creek Farm.
Omnivore's Dilemma Bookmarks on delicious - handpicked by Bunch Library's own library_chic.
Other Books by Pollan...check 'em out!
The Botany of Desire QK46.5.H85 P66 2002
In Defense of Food RA784 .P643 2009
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education available via ILL
A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams available via ILL
"Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch" Cover Article from New York Times Magazine August 2, 2009.
A complete list of his books and articles is available here.