Six bucks a month, that's the budget for fruit and vegetables under the proposed new Farm Bill. Two thin dimes a day for apples and carrots.
And that's NOT the problem. Actually, it's a huge step forward, beyond funding traditional, subsidized commodities like beef, eggs or cheese. The problem is, it's not cash or food stamps that mom or gran can actually spend at the farmer's market, it's a "credit."
So who takes those "credits"? Why, big supermarket chains, natch. A noble vision that should benefit local farmers ends up favoring industrial agriculture. Yuk.
French Chef Sally is my friend Sally McArthur, who hosts luxurious,
week-long cooking classes at the Chateau du Riveau in the Loire Valley.
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VinoLover, Seattle wine promoter David LeClaire's bulletin board of tastings,
dinners and special events.
Wine Educator Dieter Schafer maintains a full schedule
of Seattle-area tastings and seminars
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Nat Decants, a free wine e-newsletter from Natalie MacLean, recently named the World's Best Drink Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia. Wine picks, articles and humor; no ads.
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