Although it took me almost two months to get through this, Pollan provides an excellent investigation into the food industry, specifically corn, CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations), and organic farming. Although he puts light upon these business driven enterprises, Pollan spends an equal amount of time looking at positive ventures in food production including one particularly admiral farm that focuses on farming by linking all produce and animals to create a mutually beneficial ecosystem. Pollan focuses almost exclusively on individual stories and takes an investigative journalistic approach as opposed to a researcher's analysis.