So it turns out I may be meeting the Secretary of Agriculture and attending a town hall style meeting which he’s giving this Wednesday, and it begs the question, “What would you ask the Secretary given the chance?”
Archive for the ‘Food Policy’ Category
4 Sep
Because I’m One Lazy Blogger…
… more Salatin!
The fact is, when the government gets between my mouth and my stomach, that’s a pretty intrusive government. The only reason our founding fathers did not give us the right to food freedom, is because they could not have foreseen the day when a neighbor could not get a t-bone steak [...]
27 Aug
Can alternative farming feed the world (ie the downtrodden poor folk) ?
It can, but you’ll have to buck and take some initiative, as well as some personal responsibility. Oh, and the bureaucrats are going to have to get out of the way, all according to Joel Salatin.
Eating well does not require you to eat organic
tomatoes shipped air freight from Peru in January. You can eat [...]
10 Aug
Ironic Capitalism
The other day a friend and I had a quick email discussion of the Blake Hurst piece that I pointed out in my last posting. His position was in line with Hurst’s, that organic food is crap, and that modern conventional farming practices are the optimal use of agricultural resources. That has [...]
31 Jul
The Omnivore’s Delusion?
There’s a fantastic piece over at The American from a Missouri corn farmer regarding foodie types like Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, etc. Mr. Hurst makes some good points, and of course uses the tired ‘feed the world’ argument. My job is not to feed the world, it is to turn rain and [...]
30 Jul
Mini Rant, FWIW
Out of the blue, but the topic of organic vs conventional food came up at one of my online hangouts, and I put so much typing into a post that I figured it would be a waste not to add some easy content over here. It all ties in with my recent revelations that [...]
13 Jul
Food Fascists On The March
So now that California is bankrupt, the Central Valley is returning to it’s desert state, and the state government is threatening to close state parks, what else could possibly go wrong? What solutions have California leaders (in this case a gubernatorial candidate) put on a high priority? Spending cuts? An audit of [...]
16 Jun
Two peas in a pod. (An organically grown GMO pod of course)
It’s been a while since good old Steve Cornett at Beef Today has said anything interesting, but his commentary on the upcoming hoopla over Eric Schlosser’s movie Food Inc. is worth a mention. Schlosser has made an easy career pointing out the unsavory side of modern America’s industrialized food system, but like most [...]
30 Apr
Absolution In Your Bottle?
I’m not sure what it says about me when the two elderly women at the local convenience store breathlessly inform me of a new soda offering, it must mean they respect my refined palette. PepsiCo has released two of their favorites in a new mixture (or is it old) sans the much maligned high [...]
23 Apr
HR 875, Part Duex?
Overlawered.com has posted yet another comprehensive report on the developments in Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. It appears that Representative DeLauro is busy altering the bill to protect “small” producers, and ease the criticism from hordes of organic farmer types, worried that their favorite farmer’s market will soon be shut down.
Personally I still [...]
