Michelle Obama speaks out on US food policy

During a White House garden event with children from the Bancroft School - the students who originally helped to plant the garden - Michelle Obama spoke about US food policy. For the full article, please visit www.obamafoodorama.com. Here is an excerpt from their article:

At an afternoon picnic at the White House, during a celebration of the harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden, Mrs. Obama delivered policy-heavy remarks that covered some of the most hot-button topics in food. While ostensibly addressing the Bancroft Elementary School fifth graders who’ve been helping her work in the garden, Mrs. Obama talked about food deserts, food security and food justice; getting more fresh and nutritious foods into the USDA’s Child Nutrition programs; the critical issue of reducing diet-related disease; supporting local and smaller food producers; encouraging urban and community gardening. Of course there was a big media presence at the harvest event, but most news outlets failed to report how very far-sighted Mrs. Obama’s remarks were, how potentially radical they are at a moment in time when everything about food is open to debate. Instead, mainstream media focused on the feel-good angle of the story, with headlines like It’s Pea Picking Time in The Garden! and Garden Party: The First Lady’s 73 Pounds of Lettuce.

This excerpt provides a great overview of her remarks, though we highly recommend reading the entire post for all of the encouraging details.