I was recently involved in my first attempt at making a public comment to a federal agency, in this case The Department of Agriculture. It was a great learning experience, though I'm sure we could do a much better job the second time around. My first lesson was that we need to allow LOTS of … Continue reading Public Comments to Federal Agencies
Tag: Department of Agriculture
Progress Report-US
The whole point of this blog is that it's a work in progress. Here's my progreess so far on US policy. (Eventually I'll get around to California and local policy.) First, I'm specifically interested in food production as it relates to climate. There are two federal bodies that deal primarily with food, the Department of … Continue reading Progress Report-US
The People’s Department
The Department of Agriculture should renew its mission as "the people's department," as President Lincoln called it when he created it. That's the argument made by Ricardo Salvador from the Union of Concerned Scientists and food writer Mark Bittman in a New York Times opinion piece last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/opinion/usda-agriculture-secretary-biden.html Phil Lempert, the "supermarket guru" and … Continue reading The People’s Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Biden's likely picks for Secretary of Agriculture 2021
Acorns and Alligators 