Worldwide Hunger Goes Up

The simultaneous gains in obesity and hunger share a common root: The competing interests of corporations and people are represented unequally in the food environment. In the post-Citizen’s United world, we might say that the interests of people people are secondary to those of corporation people. This is especially true when the people people are […]

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As Obesity Goes Up

As counter-intuitive as it may seem, one result of how our our food system operates is that while one-half of the world battles obesity, the other half starves. We’ll comment about obesity here. In the next few days we’ll add a post about hunger. As stated in Eat Drink Vote, “The prevalence of obesity in […]

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“Badass Lunch Lady” Discusses School Lunches

Jocelyn Zuckerman of “On Earth Magazine” sat down for lunch with Marion Nestle. The two chatted about the business and political interests that converge in the school lunch program as well as the growth of programs that link farmers and students.The article ends with “Despite the entrenched interests, she (Nestle) said, changes are happening, in […]

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Farm Bill to be Voted on This Week

Of course … Washington being Washington, this may change. But the size and scope of the legislation is the clearest example of the pervasive influence that politics has on our food. The bill was broken into two parts. The first, which deals primarily with agriculture, was passed in July. Up now: Food assistance, otherwise known […]

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Tomato Paste is a Vegetable

Quoting from the Introduction to Eat Drink Vote “… A dab of tomato paste on pizza now counts as a vegetable in school lunches. Kids get fewer servings of real vegetables in those lunches. Food companies now know that Congress will take care of them if they don’t like federal regulations. And the public now […]

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Amazon Posts Interview with Marion Nestle

Marion Nestle was interviewed by Kerry Trueman about Eat Drink Vote. The interview is posted on Amazon … and a question about this cartoon that was omitted is posted on Marion’s site, Food Politics! In the interview, Marion addresses the importance of food policy. If this interests you, here is one group you might want […]

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ACGA Attendee Sarah Vradenburg Wins Signed Copy

There are so many great groups working hard to help individuals vote with their forks. One is the American Community Gardening Association. From their website: “The Mission of the American Community Gardening Association is to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.” Eat Drink Vote attended […]

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