50,000 Sustainable Food Activists Can't be Wrong

From an email I just got.  Despite my doubts about 50,000 getting Obama's team's attention,  I did what it said so you should too. 

This is a petition asking Obama to appoint a "sustainable" choice as Secretary of Agriculture or, better, Secretary of Food.  Now, online petitions never work, but listen: Michael Dimock, president of Roots of Change (a non-profit where I currently volunteer), was on a conference call with Obama's transition team last week.  He says that they are aware of the petition and said that 25,000 endorsements would get their attention, and 50,000 could really influence Obama's pick.

It's currently at 41,000, and slowing down.  Please take 15 seconds to sign, and a few moments to pass this along to your own networks.  To reiterate: this petition has the attention of Obama's team, and they are expected to make their choice public very soon, so there are only a few days left to press for a reform-minded choice.

http://www.fooddemocracynow.org (click on the link to the left)

For a great perspective on this, check out Nicholas Kristof's column, "Secretary of Food," from Wednesdays NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/opinion/11kristof.html

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Keep our people safe - promote a movement away from processed foods and support natural foods, and methods of cooking creatively using fresh food.
MOST IMPORTANT - we need legislation to order the labelling of the sugar content in foods