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First Lady Michelle Obama named the new Executive Director of Let’s Move on Thursday, Debra Eschmeyer, a self-described “food justice” activist who believes that all aspects of food production and consumption should be “shared fairly.” Eschmeyer, who grew up on a dairy farm in Ohio and is now an organic vegetable farmer, previously campaigned for “school lunch reform” and has been involved in anti-obesity and school gardening initiatives. Eschmeyer was asked in an interview in May 2011 what her definition of “food justice” is. “I was an editor of ‘Food Justice’ (the new book by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi) so I spent several years thinking about the definition,” she said. “Food justice seeks to ensure that the benefits and risks of where, what, and how food is grown, produced, transported, distributed, accessed, and eaten are shared fairly.” “It represents a transformation of the current food system, including but not limited to eliminating disparities and inequities,” Eschmeyer added. legalinsurrection/2015/01/good-news-america-our-kids-have-a-new-food-czar/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LegalInsurrection+%28Le·gal+In·sur·rec·tion%29
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:23:42 +0000

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