Hey all,
I'm posting this in here instead of in activism because I know this is a cause all of you care about deeply. This is a petition to President-elect Obama to choose someone for Secretary of Agriculture who supports sustainable farming, and who supports food choice for consumers. He seemed like he supported that on the campaign trail, but the names they're floating now seem to be leaning away from true reform. It's a very well-done petition, and they make suggestions of specific candidates who would bring really good reform. Here's the petition:
http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/
And here's the great article, an op-ed in the NY times, describing the problem of industrialized food, with a link to the petition too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/op...11kristof.html
Enjoy!
I'm posting this in here instead of in activism because I know this is a cause all of you care about deeply. This is a petition to President-elect Obama to choose someone for Secretary of Agriculture who supports sustainable farming, and who supports food choice for consumers. He seemed like he supported that on the campaign trail, but the names they're floating now seem to be leaning away from true reform. It's a very well-done petition, and they make suggestions of specific candidates who would bring really good reform. Here's the petition:
http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/
And here's the great article, an op-ed in the NY times, describing the problem of industrialized food, with a link to the petition too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/op...11kristof.html
Enjoy!
