Saturday, February 20, 2021

Notes from The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr

Notes not in order.  
  • Subtitle: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket -- that is great. 
  •  His previous book was on Yoga, particularly guru scandals, and was called "Hell Bent"-- that title is also great.
  • He noticed that those who felt more and more capable through Yoga channeled it into more Yoga, not helping others or anything like that
  • Decline in % of budget that goes to food: 1900 = 40%, 1950 = 30%, now = 10%
  • Around 1812, 90% worked in food production, now 3% (I'm not sure this one is an apples to apples comparison. . .)