Fixing food will save health and environment
(NEWSER) - Just because Barack Obama has a lot of issues to deal with once he's sworn in, he shouldn't leave food reform off the table. Putting a bulk of the stimulus package toward local and regional food systems will cut costs and bring us back from the edge, Tom Philpott, founder of Maverick Farms, writes in Grist. Benefits: decreasing our oil dependency, bolstering an ailing environment, and lessening the cost of health care. More»
