Dear candidates: Food is political.
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 October 2016 10:00
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Tell national leaders to prioritize food system reform Dear Paov,
With only a few weeks left in the presidential race, it's time to get our broken food system on the political radar. Next week, the "Plate of the Union" campaign will deliver tens of thousands of signatures to the candidates, urging them to address key questions about food and farming. Will you sign on?
It's time to make a healthy, fair food system a national priority. That’s why we’re excited to be part of Plate of the Union, an innovative effort to bring food and farming into the national discussion during this presidential campaign. Sign on to our joint petition, today!
Put simply, industrialized, pesticide-dependent methods of farming are failing, and putting the health of children, farmers, farmworkers and rural communities at risk. We can and must do better. Our food system should provide everyone with access to healthy foods, build thriving local food economies and support farming practices that keep our soil and water clean.
We see momentum for change building in communities and states across the country, but it’s a tough, uphill battle. “Big Food” and pesticide/biotech corporations like Dow, Monsanto and Bayer benefit greatly from the status quo — which is why we need national political leaders to step up.
As our Plate of the Union partners at Union of Concerned Scientists note:
“We shouldn’t support a system that enriches a few corporations at the expense of farmers, rural communities, taxpayers and food workers.”r2