The Fair Food Network director wants you to make the shift from conscious consumer to engaged citizen on food policy and the farm bill. Find out how to make an impact outside of your own refrigerator. "Start where you are. If you’re a parent with children in schools, public or private schools, start learning more about what are they eating and where it comes from and get together with other parents who care about this to make school food good food for your kids. If you’re a student at a college or university, or you’re a parent or grandparent of a student, talk with them about getting involved in the Real Food Challenge, which is working to shift 20 percent of all university and college dining hall purchases to local and sustainable sources. Or if you’re in the healthcare world, take a look at Health Care Without Harm and the Healthy Food in Healthcare movement that is shifting purchases of food to local and sustainable sources for hospital and healthcare situations. And for people who have an interest in engaging in public policy, the farm bill is going to be reauthorized this year. It’s a perfect time to connect with issues and organizations to let your voice be heard about how we can shift food and farm policy at the federal level that will make a big difference at the local level."
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:17:34 +0000