¡Join the fight!
Lots to talk about in the world of food this morning. Hope you can take a break from that dang job of yours and catch up.
Chantal Braganza has a very concise article in the Toronto Star delineating what happened down in Madison in the Michael Pollan vs. In Defense of Farmers debate, along with a nice overview of this moment in time when Big Ag seems interested in engaging sustainable ag (or at least Michael Pollan) in a debate on the future of food in this country. Fair Food Fight is quoted in the article. Read more...
The Washington Post has a sweet litte soft sell of Tom Vilsack, painting the new USDA Secretary as reaching out to "eaters." From the article:
[Vilsack] called for a "new day" for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's sprawling bureaucracy, which he believes should champion not only farmers but also everyone who eats.
"This is a department that intersects the lives of Americans two to three times a day. Every single American," he said. "So I absolutely see the constituency of this department as broader than those who produce our food -- it extends to those who consume it."
OMG! Like, totally awesome, huh? Read more...
We like the name of this movie a lot.
Food Fight: Revolution Never Tasted So Good
This movie won the 2008 Independent Documentary Audience Award and two festival awards, the Indie Fest "Best of Show" and the HD Fest "Best Documentary."
Check out the trailer below and, on the flip, there's a brief rundown of the flick.
I'm a very big fan of Jim Goodman's. He's an organic farmer, a frequent contributor to the Madison papers on matters regarding sustainable farming, a Food and Society Fellow, plus, he's a Family Farm Defender (I think that makes him a Food Fighter, too, whether he realizes it or not). Read more...
Who will be the lucky 100th person to sign the petition to draft Jim Riddle to the USDA? We're at 91 right now.
Just think...
El Dragón loved Thanksgiving -- I always do. We localized and co-opped the hell out of our meal (as much as we could) -- local bird, local spuds, co-op dairy (Organic Valley!), local cider, coffee from The Equalizer, beef stew wtih co-op made beef, some local roots and squash. Everything else came from the factory. But whattayagonado in the Upper Midwest when you're knocking at winter's door?
How was your Thanksgiving? Did you do anything in particular to support your friendly neighborhood farmer? Read more...
Yeah, I voted for him. Yeah, I want to see McCain go crawl back into the muckhole he slithered out of. Yeah, I bet a buddy that Obama would hit 370 electoral votes.
But I have to add the following to my "Why Obama Doesn't Always Thrill the Hell Out of Me" File, from an article on Politico about Obama's potential cabinet members:
"[S]ources close to Barack Obama have quite specific ideas about his most likely choices for a wide array of top jobs."
Well, let's scan down and see what a potential Obama Department of Agriculture might have in store for us: Read more...
No doubt about it, Michael Pollan is the man. He might even be The Man, at this point, a monolithic figure in the world of natural foods and alternative farming. Read more...
