Choice 1: Write a brief summary of Chapter one, "The Plant" (you can use the subheadings below to help you). Why does Pollan go into such detail on the biology and history of the corn plant?
Chapter one: The Plant
A Naturalist in the Supermarket (15-)
Corn Walking (19-)
The Rise of Zea Mays (23-)
Married to Man (26-)
Corn Sex (28-)
Choice 2: Write a brief summary of chapter two "The Farm," sections 1-4 (you can use the subheadings below to help you). What are some of the negative impacts of artificial fertilizer?
Chapter two: The Farm
One Farmer, 129 Eaters (32-)
Planting the City of Corn (35-)
Vanishing Species (38-)
There Goes the Sun (41-)
Choice 3: Write a brief summary of chapter two "The Farm," sections 5-7 (you can use the subheadings below to help you). What were the effects of Earl Butz's policy of paying direct subsidies for corn?