Naylor runs the farm in Iowa that Pollan visits to learn about industrially-farmed corn. Naylor’s farm, which was passed down to him from his grandfather, contributes to the region’s giant supply of corn (which he sees as part of “the military-industrial complex”), and the farm suffers from the same issues that plague all modern corn farmers. He does his best to keep costs down by rotating his crops to replenish the soil, and he refuses to use GMO corn or other new technological developments in farm machinery. Therefore, although his yield is smaller, he makes more money from it.
George Naylor Quotes in The Omnivore’s Dilemma
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The 129 people who depend on George Naylor for their sustenance are all strangers, living at the far end of a food chain so long, intricate, and obscure that neither producer nor consumer has any reason to know the first thing about the other. Ask one of those eaters where their steak or soda comes from and she’ll tell you “the supermarket.”
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George Naylor Quotes in The Omnivore’s Dilemma
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Chapter 2
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The 129 people who depend on George Naylor for their sustenance are all strangers, living at the far end of a food chain so long, intricate, and obscure that neither producer nor consumer has any reason to know the first thing about the other. Ask one of those eaters where their steak or soda comes from and she’ll tell you “the supermarket.”
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