Michael Specter Quotes Archive
This is a collection of quotes about food from Michael Specter.
All the food we eat whether Brussels sprouts or pork
Posted July 17, 2022
“All the food we eat, whether Brussels sprouts or pork bellies, has been modified by mankind. Genetic engineering is only one particularly powerful way to do what we have been doing for eleven thousand years.”
All the food we eat – every grain of rice and kernel
Posted January 22, 2017
“All the food we eat – every grain of rice and kernel of corn – has been genetically modified. None of it was here before mankind learned to cultivate crops. The question isn’t whether our food has been modified, but how.”
When people say they prefer organic food what they
Posted July 26, 2016
“When people say they prefer organic food, what they often seem to mean is they don’t want their food tainted with pesticides and their meat shot full of hormones or antibiotics. Many object to the way a few companies – Monsanto is the most famous of them – control so many of the seeds we grow.”
