Omnivore's Dilemma: Chapter 11

Rosie, the free range chicken, technically has access to the outdoors after she is 5 weeks old. However, since she has spent her entire life indoors, she is not aware of the opportunity to go outside and doesn't have the instinct to walk out the door.

In this context, when Pollan talks about "Eating Oil," he means that it takes a significant amount of oil to transport the food. This suggests that the production and transportation of food rely heavily on the use of oil.

The organic industrial food chain still has problems with wages and working conditions for farmworkers, as they are still pretty bad. Additionally, organic factory farm chickens only live slightly better lives than non-organic factory farm chickens. Furthermore, "organic" cattle are still fed corn and often do not spend any real time in a pasture.

The answer "probably, but it hasn't been scientifically proven" suggests that organic food may be better for you, but there is no scientific evidence to definitively prove this claim. While organic food is often perceived as healthier due to the absence of synthetic pesticides and genetically modified organisms, scientific studies have not consistently shown significant differences in nutritional content between organic and conventional food. Therefore, the answer implies that while there is a possibility of organic food being better, more research is needed to establish a conclusive answer.

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Rosie is special because she was specifically bred for the industrial food chain, which means she has been genetically modified to have certain traits that make her suitable for mass production and consumption. Additionally, Rosie's growth rate is remarkable as she goes from birth to full-grown chicken in just 7 weeks, allowing for quicker turnover in the food industry. Furthermore, Rosie's rapid growth can sometimes result in her becoming too big to walk, which highlights the extreme growth rate she undergoes.