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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...
It's a testament to Pollan's wild success that the pushback against his books, opinions, and celebrity is sharpening and deepening. The In Defense of Farmers group in Madison, which is planning to counter Michael Pollan's speech there, is probably the grassroots farmer-based group that it claims to be -- and that's going to make Pollan's task more challenging in the months to come. Read more...
Below is the publicly released statement from the group dubbing itself In Defense of Farmers (more here), which is calling for a show of solidarity with conventional farmers at Michael Pollan's talk tomorrow night at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI.Their reasons for this are outlined below, and the group will also be handing out free t-shirts at the event.
(Thanks to the UW-Madison student newspaper, The Badger Herald, for forwarding a copy to Fair Food Fight.)
In Defense of Farming
Eat food. Be healthy. Thank farmers.
A Call to Action Read more...
Another terrific blog post from the aptly named Rob Smart, who's on a real tear (he also had post picked up by Huffington post). In today's installment, he delivers a definition of his brain child "movement," Pro Food, which might be seen as a community-focused, farmer friendly, more inclusive organic/sustainable/local food initiative aimed at communicating these ideals to the mainstream. In a positive way. Rob says: Read more...
