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Dear Mr. President…

October 15, 2008 on 3:46 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

Our favorite food write, Michael Pollan, has written an open letter to the next President regarding the state of the nation’s food supply and what is to be done to save it, here’s a sample:

 But with a suddenness that has taken us all by surprise, the era of cheap and abundant food appears to be drawing to a close. What this means is that you, like so many other leaders through history, will find yourself confronting the fact — so easy to overlook these past few years — that the health of a nation’s food system is a critical issue of national security. Food is about to demand your attention.

The article appeared in the 10/12 edition of the Sunday New York Times Magazine and you can read it, here.