Two articles today in the NYT focusing on fruit and vegetables (f & v), and the difficulty getting them to people.
First, this article discusses how the government's crazy subsidy programs make it so difficult for small f & v farmers to produce much:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/opinion/01hedin.html?th&emc=th
It is ridiculous how the government so overtly supports huge farms that grow subsidized products only (like corn). The subsidized products are mostly what goes into making crappy fast foods so cheap and healthier f & v so expensive.
The other article offers a cool idea to me in order to get more fresh fruit and veggies into the areas that need them most.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/opinion/01sat4.html?th&emc=th
In New York City, mayor Bloomberg is working to get green carts filled with fresh f & v into areas that need them most--low income areas without access to stores that carry much f & v. Also in those low income areas, little stores that carry some f & v usually charge a lot of money and people cannot afford them anyways.
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great post, d! reminds me of the abc film you loaned to me "how to get fat without really trying".
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