Food For Thought: Weekly Online Book Discussion

October 23, 2009

Are you unable to attend one of the scheduled book discussions but want to get involved in the conversation?

Want to connect with people from all over the UW campus and the greater Madison community?

Join us in a virtual book discussion on the Food For Thought Posts in the Go Big Read Blog!

Each week, we will be posting a new topic for discussion on the blog, and followers are encouraged to participate by responding in the comment section below each post. Feel free to use and expand on these questions in your own book discussions. Have a great idea for discussion topic? Let us know! Contact the Go Big Read Program at gobigread@library.wisc.edu.

Food For Thought: Topic for Discussion Week of October 19, 2009

Pollan quotes the words of writer and farmer Wendell Berry: “Eating is an agricultural act.”

What does Berry mean, and why is his message so important that it is included in both In Defense of Food and in Pollan’s previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma?