Half of all broccoli grown commercially in Am... - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

"Half of all broccoli grown commercially in America today is a single variety- Marathon- notable for it's high yield. The overwhelming majority of the chickens raised for meat in America are the same hybrid, the Cornish cross; more than 99 percent of turkeys are the Broad-Breasted Whites."

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