Advocacy
Pass the Cheetos & drop the Food Guilt
Cheetos or raw spinach? Ice cream for breakfast or working out? Home-cooked meals or “factory farms”? Food is a personal choice – and your responsibility. It should not be about guilt. Celebrate Food Day by stopping food guilt!
Read MoreBeing the Food & Mom Bridge
Guest blogger Jennifer Elwell claims she was late to the social media game, but realized “I am consumer. I am a mom. I purchase and cook food for my family.” She bridges that world with having the opportunity to work with farmers and see how they are producing our food through her Food Mommy blog. She’s a great example to learn from!
Read MoreLet’s talk about food
Food is fundamental. It should not elicit feelings of guilt or elitism. Food is sustenance. So why waste Food Day or Blog Action Day posturing about our opinions on organic or conventional, small or large, animal or grain? This mom, farm girl, cook and consumer suggests we take a look at ways to reach across the plate to meet growing needs.
Read MoreGoing Beyond the Choir: Blog Action & Food Day
Going beyond the agriculture choir is easy to talk about, but difficult to execute. You have a chance to jump out of the choir loft and provide perspective THIS Sunday, 10/16. Blog Action Day 2011 is themed food, and coincides with Food Day, put on by activist group Center for Science in the Public Interest. Be sure agriculture is a part of the conversation – and ask others to join in.
Read MoreThinking about food
72% of consumers say they know nothing or very little about farming. Michele reflects on the opportunities following USFRA’s Food Dialogues and the long-term value into further looking into the food & farm conversations of the day.
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