Heather Rogers says that while President Obama is seeking to boost demand for organic food, he doesn’t offer meaningful support for the people who grow it:
As George W. Bush’s before it, President Barack Obama’s Department of Agriculture is doing little to ensure the survival of holistic local farmers. Obama is making some changes at the USDA, but they’re the type of improvements that appear larger than they really are. Sustainable agriculture proponents don’t want to complain because finally they’re getting something. But these incremental changes won’t be enough to ensure farmers can stay on their land and sell their produce at reasonable rates. Neither will they clear the path for a new generation of farmers to participate in remaking the food system.
