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The end of the day we miss out on the benefits of cooking and those benefits reach far beyond our medical health. from the whole hog barbecue pits, to the raw milk cheese beet, pollen gets back it basics of cooking to explore the missing link in the food chain. how we transform plants and animals into meals, why? pollan breaks it down into four areas. fire, water, the third, air, might need more explanation. pollan used the example of bread. 80% of bread is air. and finally, earth. bacteria and live cultures. it may not sound appetizing but how do you think our friends get that beer and cheese...

A little more than 100 miles, but a world away from the wall street career he left behind to raise black angus cattle and chicken. >> when they eat what nature intended and that's grass only. >> reporter: dan's beef and chicken isn't certified organic because when it comes to meat, organic isn't the whole story. >> you could take cattle and feed them organic grain in a feed lot and be certified organic. that's not what we're about. >> reporter: dan sells his grass fed beef at local green markets where most products are grown organically. >> generally you want to eat food that comes to you as c...