“… the way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world. Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the world into our bodies and minds.”

—  Michael Pollan, book The Omnivore's Dilemma

Source: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

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