Mostly plants. But not only: George Monbiot would like to recommend going vegan as the solution (along with ending the biofuels debacle) to world food shortages, but “I cannot advocate a diet I am incapable of following. I tried it for about 18 months, lost about 28 pounds, went as white as bone, and felt that I was losing my mind.” He does have a backup plan, however. (AlterNet)
Malaise in the middle: Tom Philpott elucidates his theory of why sustainable food is stuck at its current 2% share of U.S. comestibles — the challenges facing mid-sized family farms, which are too small to sell to Whole Foods but too large for farmers markets to be enough. (Victual Reality)
Borlaaarrrrghhh!: A love letter from the Moonie newspaper to Green Revolution father and Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who just turned 94 and who is apparently still irked by organic agriculture proponents. (The Washington Times)
Rotten tomatoes: On April 15, Democratic Senators held a packed hearing on the deplorable working conditions for tomato workers in Florida, attended by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, who spoke on behalf of the Immokalee workers. Will anything change for them? (AlterNet)
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