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Tractor Time #55: Mark Bittman on ‘Animal, Vegetable, Junk’

Have you listened to the latest episode of our Tractor Time podcast? We’re featuring two new episodes each month in 2021 during our 50th anniversary – and you won’t want to miss even one! Find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Guest Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman

For 30-plus years, Mark Bittman has been, hands-down, the most influential food writer in America. He worked as a star food columnist at the New York Times. He’s written 16 best-selling books and cookbooks, including How to Cook EverythingHow to Cook Everything Vegetarian and The Minimalist Cooks at Home.

His latest book is Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal. It isn’t a cookbook. You won’t find any recipes in it. Instead, it’s an ambitious and clear-eyed survey of the past, present and future of agriculture. From the advent of farming over 10,000 years ago to the rise of industrial agriculture and hyper-processed junk food, Bittman somehow manages to synthesize thousands of years of history into a thoughtful and convincing argument for radical change within our modern food system.

Learn more about Mark and listen to our 55th episode of Tractor Time here.

About Tractor Time podcast

From your friends at Acres U.S.A., the Voice of Eco-Agriculture since 1971, Tractor Time is a conversation between farmers, authors, advocates and legendary voices in the world of eco-agriculture. Hosted by Ben Trollinger, editor of Acres U.S.A. magazine. Since it started in 2017, this podcast has been downloaded more than 140,000 times around the world.

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