A familiar voice for farmers Neil Young, a board member at Farm Aid and a farmer himself, landed a small-farm-friendly op-ed in the Boston Globe this week. Who doesn’t want to listen to Neil Young?
A White House garden on its way? Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack advisor Neil Hamilton predicts that the White House will have a food garden by summer.
A pay cut for big ag? We’re still trying to figure out what exactly Obama meant when he said he wants to cut subsidies to agribusinesses that “don’t really need them.” Tom Lawasky breaks it down at Obama Foodorama.
A new deputy in town We are as pleased as anybody to see that 87,000 signatures later, Kathleen Merrigan, one of Food Democracy Now’s Sustainable Dozen, was appointed Deputy Secretary of Agriculture this week. Some of our favorite foodies weighed in on the news, see links below.
Kerry Trueman and Marion Nestle at Eating Liberally
Sam Fromartz at Chews Wise
Steph Larson at The Ethicurean
Tom Philpott at Grist
Jill Richardson at La Vida Locavore
Paula Crossfield at Civil Eats
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