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From my very first post, I’ve maintained that local/alternative/progressive or whatever label you want to use is not an either/or choice for American Agriculture. Deputy Secretary of Ag, Kathleen Merrigan, said it very eloquently and completely yesterday as she discussed the KYF2 (Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food) program more in-depth.
Our food production and distribution system has some serious flaws, but it also has some parts that work pretty well. Not everyone can afford $4-$5/lb chicken. I sometimes wax evangelical on food-system reform, but I still believe it’s got to work into the system, not wholesale replace it. We (farmers) can’t see each other as enemies, just because we use different practices. All farmers ARE rock stars. Thanks deputy secretary Merrigan
Other posts on the subject:
Living between Sesame Street and the Meatrix
Local Meat, friend or foe to animal agriculture?
What should we eat, and how should it be produced?
