Seeds of Hope

The seeds of hope have been planted with Obama's election to the presidency. Now the world is watching to see if these seeds will grow and the sustainable food community is abuzz with the recipes for growth (literally). Politics determine the policies that determine the health and wellness of our society. Whether Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, or Other, the next president of the United States will have an impact on your world.

A number of recent articles & weblogs celebrate Obama's position on food while others urge reform and offer recommendations to the new administration for promoting food justice, public health, and sustainable agriculture.

• From Slow Food USA: Yes We Can: Change Our Broken Food System
• From Grist: Michael Pollan and other food authors and activists offer their elevator pitches for Obama
• From FamilyFarmed.org: Obama to Support Local and Organic Food
• From FarmAid: Willie Nelson's Open Letter to Obama
• From Marion Nestle's What To Eat Blog: Who Will Obama Appoint?

Food & Politics

Michael Pollan's open letter to the next president "Farmer in Chief" is required reading for anyone intersted in how our food system plays into the healthcare crisis, the energy crisis, and the climate crisis. My hope is that the candidates are interested enough in the topic to read it...

The above picture parody comes from a recent article posted on Grist "Politics and the Dinner Table-Weighing Obama's and McCain's stances on food and farm policy".