Farmer in chief
Tuesday Nov 04, 2008
A few weeks back I was listening to my local NPR station KUT and got to hear Fresh Air, something I don't usually get to hear as I'm working when it's on here. I happened to catch Michael Pollan talking about his "Farmer in Chief" open letter to the next U.S. president. It was an interesting discussion, so went to check it out on line. Pollan ties our food system to cheap oil, global warming and national security and suggests rethinking the way we grow, sell and even define food to something more sustainable. He also suggests turning about a third of the White House lawn into a small farm, about 5 acres. Interestingly the CSA from which we're getting our vegetables for the next several weeks has about 4 acres in cultivation.
I thought the article was good "food for thought" :).
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