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The Santa Clara County Library system has a program called <a
href="http://www.siliconvalleyreads.org/2010-11/">Silicon Valley Reads</a>.
The idea is to have everyone in the valley read the same book, and then
to participate in events or actions surrounding the themes in that
book. For 2010, the book is In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. I
have read it. Good stuff. Synopsis comes from the introduction: "Eat
food. Not too much. Mostly plants."<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><b>Kick-Off of Silicon Valley Reads 2010</b> <br>
<br>
with Michael Pollan, in person, interviewed on-stage by Mercury News
columnist Mike Cassidy <br>
<br>
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 7:30 p.m. <br>
<br>
Heritage Theatre, Campbell Ave. @ Winchester Blvd., Campbell <br>
<br>
Free! First come, first seated! </blockquote>
Pollan's appearance can produce controversy. When he spoke at Cal.Poly
SLO back in October, the head of Harris Ranch Beef Company threatened
to revoke a pledge of major financial support to the university unless
Pollan's appearance was turned into a panel discussion with
representatives of BigAg to present a "balanced view".
<blockquote type="cite">I find it unacceptable that the university
would provide Michael Pollan
an unchallenged forum to promote his stand against conventional
agricultural practices</blockquote>
Read the story in <a
href="http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/15/local/me-pollan15">LA
Times</a>. <br>
<br>
That is the way that our underfunded education system works on behalf
of Corporate America. <br>
<br>
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