As negotiations over the 2012 Farm Bill continue largely behind closed doors, a Duke professor says Americans should be more attuned to its details and more aware of where their food originates.
Norman Wirzba
Research Professor of Theology, Ecology and Rural Life
Duke Divinity School
(919) 660-3496 or nwirzba@div.duke.edu
http://divinity.duke.edu/academics/faculty/norman-wirzba
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvLpqfCidLU
Wirzba studies the intersection of theology, ecology, philosophy and agrarian and environmental studies and is the author of several books related to food and faith.
Quotes:
"The Farm Bill should be of concern to every citizen who cares about clean water, vibrant land, nutritious food, energy security and healthy people. It has never only been for farmers or about farmland. How we treat and use our lands is an economic, ecological, political and spiritual matter.
Our desire for cheap and convenient food is destroying human health. It is also destroying the health of our lands and waters, and creating injustices for farmers and agricultural workers. The well-being of agricultural lands and economies depends on urban food consumers making wise choices about their food."