Comments on: What’s for Dinner, President Obama?

By: ooopinionsss

ooopinionsss — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:42:36 +0000

How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions!

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:00:09 +0000

Jonny and Amy, Have you seen this petition to appoint Michael Pollan Secretary of Agriculture? What do you think of that?
http://www.petitiononline.com/MPoll4Ag/petition.html

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:10:19 +0000

Maybe we all need to slow down and figure out how to grow a tomato.

By: ella

ella — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:45:32 +0000

Michael Pollan and Barack in the same post has to be good! Food is certainly a political issue, but as much as I support sustainability I would like a higher priority for the president-elect to be a greater effort from Washington to ensure no American goes to bed hungry and no child goes to school hungry.

Hunger, and all issues related to poverty and the working poor, seemed to vanish as an issue once John Edwards dropped out of the race. I know it’s a luxury to worry about what I will eat when millions are faced with whether they will eat.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:11:10 +0000

As long as he doesn’t stick his d*** in the mashed potatoes, I don’t care what he does to my dinner. (Sorry, that was really crass. He can totally stick his d*** in them if he wants to. )

A break in how the FDA controls meat processing plants, so that small, artisinal farmers can process and sell their own meat in their own facilities would be a great place to start. Many of us who opt for sustainably raised, or “cleaner” meats are chagrined to realize the animals ends up in the same shit-smeared facilities to which conventionally raised animals go, and it would be fantastic to shift from that. A tightening of the definition of “free range” would be great, too.

By: Núria

Núria — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:42:03 +0000

I think we are all getting focused towards natural, organic, local products and I think Mr. Obama will do a great job here. He tasted and liked Iberian Acorn Ham, so I trust his palate and feelings on produce and food ;D

By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:04:51 +0000

i would love to see a control on how farmers treat, feed and inject animals and soil. Tax breaks for the organic farmers to off set the cost of better feed and pesticides. Fines for the people who inject the hormones, pollute the soil with harmful poison and have disgusting facilities.

As said above, education about organic food in general and where to find it close to you.

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:02:51 +0000

Without tipping my political hand, I will say that food is definitely a great way to help people find common ground. I always joke that the road to world peace is to lock the dignitaries of the world in a room filled with good food until they sort their differences out.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:26:04 +0000

This is a tough one… I would like to see a program to help small farmers. Perhaps a revamping of the farm bill which currently supports big-Ag, but does nothing for the local, organic farmers trying to put honest, healthy foods on our tables. I would also like to see programs for farmers’ that them help maintain both agricultural and financial sustainability. Southern Maryland started with a program to help tobacco farmers transition to more “sustainable” crops, and has grown the program to promote farmers through agri-tourism and “buy local” campaigns. http://www.somarylandsogood.com/