#michaelpollan — Public Fediverse posts
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For isn't it in our daydreams that we acquire some sense of what we are about? Where we try on futures and practice our voices before committing ourselves to words or deeds? Daydreaming is where we go to cultivate the self, or, more likely, selves, out of the view and earshot of other people. Without its daydreams, the self is apt to shrink down to the size and shape of the estimation of others.
-- Michael Pollan⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #MichaelPollan #Daydreams
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota
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"People need a “consciousness hygiene” to defend our internal world against invaders that are trying to move in. Our ability to sit with our thoughts and perceive the world is increasingly disrupted by #algorithms engineered to tickle our dopamine receptors and capture our #attention Meanwhile, people are forming attachments to non-human #chatbots projecting #consciousness on to entities that do not possess it." (Michael Pollan)
#MichaelPollan #ai #guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/05/michael-pollan-book-a-world-appears-consciousness-hygiene -
“One of the things that happens on #psychedelics is that it foregrounds #consciousness. What formerly seemed perfectly transparent and as, you know, ever-present and yet nonexistent as water is to fish, suddenly you see it. The #metaphor I use in the book is that psychedelics smudge #thewindscreen. And suddenly you realize, "Wow, there's a windscreen. What is that about? There is this phenomenon that's mediating my relationship to #reality." So, you know, this is not an unusual perception on psychedelics.”
#MichaelPollan discusses psychedelics and consciousness, artificial intelligence and the effects of anaesthesia on #plants. -
Baby Boomers and the Conventional American Garden Style: Tracing a Deeper History https://www.allforgardening.com/1819055/baby-boomers-and-the-conventional-american-garden-style-tracing-a-deeper-history/ #AmericanSuburbs #Boomer #FoundationShrubs #FrederickLawOlmsted #garden #MichaelPollan #WilliamLevitt
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People and books that helped form who I am today:
#GrahamGreene
#JohnUpdike
#WalkerPercy
#kurtvonnegutjr
#JohnIrving
#RalphEllison
#HermannHesse
#LorenEiseley
#JamesBaldwin
#JohnSteinbeck
#RayBradbury
#FrankHerbert
#StrangerInAStrangeLand
#MalcomX
#KimStanleyRobinson
#JulianJaynes
#SomeTimesAGreatNotion
#WendellBerry
#WhatArePeopleFor
#EdwardAbbey
#DesertSolitaire
#TomRussell
#CarlHiaasen
#MichaelPollan
#BotanyOfDesire
#PattiSmith
#MichaelStipe
#DavidSedaris
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Sometimes the strangeness of eating returns all at once — that something once rooted in soil and weather now becomes the body through which you move across the world, as though life has been quietly passing itself from form to form the entire time while we pretended to be separate from it.
This week's reflection @ https://emotus.substack.com/p/permission-to-be-seen
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#MichaelPollan has written about psychedelics helping with the terminally ill ("How To Change Your MInd"). I told my doctor that if I'm ever terminal I want the mushrooms.
#psychdelics #endoflife #hospice
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/psychedelic-treatment-health-canada-9.7151538 -
Gardening and the Creative Spirit: 200 Years of Great Writers and Artists on the Rewards of Soil and Seed
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/03/29/writers-artists-gardens/
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Michael Pollan on the nature of conciousness. A fascinating thing to think about, with my conciousness. [gift link]
There's also a part near the end about needing a sort of conciousness hygiene in a time when our thoughts are so polluted and hijacked by one horrendous human being.
Anyway, I'm going to have to get this book.
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#CommunityGardens and #Libraries: A Perfect Pairing
Library lawns are growing in popularity as sites for community garden projects
April 14, 2022
"#Libraries are often lucky enough to have a free plot of land to bring garden programming to their community. We will explore what it takes for a library to begin a community garden and some examples of successful community gardens already in place.
"The modern world has created a divide between people and nature. Increasingly, people don't know how or where their food originates. Many people feel #disconnected from the #NaturalWorld, and some have never planted a garden.
"But as author #MichaelPollan puts it, 'the garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.' A community garden can introduce people to #nature, #plants, and #GrowingFood in an approachable way. Engaging with a garden can teach people about the interconnected world and provide a rewarding experience and skillset.
"Libraries are often lucky enough to have a free plot of land to bring garden programming to their community. We will explore what it takes for a library to begin a community garden and some examples of successful community gardens already in place.
Starting a Garden
"A community garden is a piece of land cultivated by a group of people, either individually or collectively. These gardens are commonly found in urban settings, but similar ideas exist in rural communities.
"Libraries offer an excellent setting for a community garden. They already provide books and classes on gardening, so they are a perfect location to experiment with those ideas.
A community garden can range widely in size and scope, depending on the land and resources available by a given library. Gardeners can cultivate even a few square feet into an educational opportunity for the community. Participants can construct a full-scale community garden if a library has more room to spare.
"Constructing a garden might be intimidating to some, but even someone with no prior experience can make it happen with the community's help. Businesses and community members will often donate their time, tools, and labor to help bring a community garden to life. By reaching out to the right people, a single library staff member or community member can organize the implementation of a multi-bed community garden."
FMI - https://action.everylibrary.org/community_gardens_and_libraries_a_perfect_pairing
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #TheCommons #MoreGardensLessLawns #growYourOwn #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity
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#RegenerativeAgriculture Goes Mainstream
by Jan Lee Jul 10th 2025
"The world’s hottest year on record may also mark the beginning of the end for carbon-intensive, conventional farming. Several factors have converged to bring regenerative practices into the mainstream, while a new study demonstrates that farmers can produce just as much food while improving land productivity by transitioning away from conventional practices.
"#RegenerativeFarming first hit headlines as part of '#LivingSystemsThinking' in the 1960s, later gaining interest among health-conscious foodies when the concept was popularized by food author #MichaelPollan. Today, techniques such as #CoverCropping and integrated pest management are being embraced not only by #environmental activists but also by multinational food companies. The difference is that now, this approach is celebrated for its practical effectiveness in maintaining a consistent food supply in an era of #ClimateChange-driven supply shocks."
Read more:
https://earth.org/regenerative-agriculture-trends-and-impacts/#FoodForAll #SolarPunkSunday
#Agroecology #RegenerativeFarming
#Intercropping #Polyculture #Resiliency #FoodSystems #ClimateChangeFarming -
Winter vegetables that thrive in Irish gardens – The Irish Times https://www.allforgardening.com/1457401/winter-vegetables-that-thrive-in-irish-gardens-the-irish-times/ #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #magazine #MichaelPollan #nature
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For isn't it in our daydreams that we acquire some sense of what we are about? Where we try on futures and practice our voices before committing ourselves to words or deeds? Daydreaming is where we go to cultivate the self, or, more likely, selves, out of the view and earshot of other people. Without its daydreams, the self is apt to shrink down to the size and shape of the estimation of others.
-- Michael Pollan⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #MichaelPollan #Daydreams
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Morning #Mists #Fogbow #LakeSantaFe #Florida
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#OMG... This Is Your Priest on Drugs...
THE NEW YORKER: Religious leaders experienced mushrooms in study...
#WTH... Now evangelists for psychedelics - By #MichaelPollan
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For isn't it in our daydreams that we acquire some sense of what we are about? Where we try on futures and practice our voices before committing ourselves to words or deeds? Daydreaming is where we go to cultivate the self, or, more likely, selves, out of the view and earshot of other people. Without its daydreams, the self is apt to shrink down to the size and shape of the estimation of others.
-- Michael Pollan -
In dem Kontext auch sehr empfehlenswert:
How To Change Your Mind (Verändere Dein Bewusstsein) von Michael Pollan
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ver%C3%A4ndere_dein_Bewusstsein
(Gibts auch als Netflix doku - Top Empfehlung!)
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So, not too long ago, someone here on Mastodon (I've forgotten who) suggested I pick up a copy of #SaminNosrat's #SaltFatAcidHeat. It is NOT a vegetarian cookbook, but it does have some veggie recipes that I'm planning on trying out (and sharing with folks here). I watched the TV series on Netflix (CW - lots of images of meat on the episodes), but I learned how to make salt from salt-water, learned about cold spots in the oven, saw how traditional tamari is made in Japan, and how microflora in the soil affects the taste of olive oil! And lots about the chemistry and science behind cooking! Some good stuff!
#Cookbooks #CookingScience #Recipes #Cooking #MichaelPollan #WendyMacNaughton -
It's amazing that Michael Pollan's ground breaking books and movies are over 10 years old and yet most of us haven't taken his simple advice seriously.
"Eat food, not too much, mostly plants"
And
"Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognise as food."
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‘Food, Inc. 2’ Review: A Disappointing Sequel Lacks the First Film’s Tasty and Revelatory Insights
#Variety #Reviews #EricSchlosser #FoodInc2 #MichaelPollan #TellurideFilmFestival
