Use them or lose them: Brian Halweil, the Worldwatch researcher and "Eat Here" author who we have to thank for the whole "1500 miles from farm to plate" meme, talks about the local-food movement. On the "local versus organic" debate, he says even many organic farmers will say choose the guy you know, because "if you don’t support your local farmer than you risk losing that farmer." (Faircompanies.com)
"It is more fun and less costly to be well": Food economist Parke Wilde publishes excerpt from candidate Mike Huckabee’s "distinct history of interest in U.S. food policy." (U.S. Food Policy)
Cornification of Iowa continues: On their 10-stop Iowa tour of screenings and town-hall discussions, the "King Corn" filmmakers visited in Greene, where they grew the corn for their documentary, and caught up on what’s happened since then. Curt notes that most people in Iowa are voting with their forks (or soup spoons) for better food. (Culinate)
Vote with your chest: Pattie spies T-shirts at Target with messages like "Support Organic Farmers" and "Think Global, Act Local." Too bad none are organic and none ar emade in the U.S. (FoodShed Planet)
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