Fred Gerendasy

cooking-up-a-story, expert

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As co-founder of Cooking Up A Story, a show on the web about people, food, and sustainable living, I often read other blogs on this subject. It's fascinating to me how complex the ecomomy of food production, politics, public health, and food safety are intertwined across all fabrics of our society.

Who would think that our nations decades old "Farm Bill" contributes greatly to the epidemic of obesity in this country? Who would have imagined how far we have traveled away from producing healthy foods, and protecting our vital farmlands?

These blogs represent diverse voices in the wilderness crying out for change. In many ways, traditional journalism, under relentless pressure from market forces, has failed to keep us adequately informed. Here are some important voices worthy of being heard.