The institutionalized mendacity of the farm bill has been documented many places, but a Minnesota farmer has gotten another swipe in, in the New York Times, no less. Jack Hedin, a small fruit and vegetable farmer in Rushton, MN, has an op ed in Saturday's NYT decrying the influence of the large national fruit and vegetable growers, who have built into the new farm bill significant legal barriers to entry for smaller farmers.
For more on the farm bill, here's a link to a blog by Phil Fraas, a Washington agricultural attorney and veteran of six previous Farm Bills.
Showing posts with label Michael Pollan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Pollan. Show all posts
Monday, March 3, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Lenny Russo Comments on Andrew Zimmern's Blog
Wow! A well-written, informative blog post from Andrew Zimmern on USDA/AMS attempt to co-opt the phrase "naturally raised" in connection with beef production, followed by a foie gras dustup, a rant on restaurant ownership and a long, thoughtful comment from the one and only Lenny Russo, chef-owner of Heartland and champion of sustainable food production. That's a lot of action in one blog post (with comments)!
At the end of the day, though, please read Zimmern's post and comment at the AMS website, if you feel as he does (and I do) that the proposed labeling is just corporate whitewash. This article from Michael Pollan, on the "rectification of names" is on a slightly different word, but the idea is the same.
At the end of the day, though, please read Zimmern's post and comment at the AMS website, if you feel as he does (and I do) that the proposed labeling is just corporate whitewash. This article from Michael Pollan, on the "rectification of names" is on a slightly different word, but the idea is the same.
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