Since going live on August 14, 2012, Food Vote 2012: National U.S. Survey has received a wealth of responses, in number, variety, and degree of commentary. This has encouraged me to start blogging sooner rather than later, in the interests of sharing useful information. A. It is not too late to talk to your Congressional […]
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For 60+ years, U.S. food policy has been made by rural legislators and other small cohorts (too numerous to mention), disconnected from each other, from consumers, and from the frontlines of our food system — mothers, farmers, food chain workers, and other caretakers of land and people. Food as a Campaign Issue. In my entire […]
Illinois Candidates’ Issues and National Issue Lists How DOES an issue become a campaign issue? I’m still trying to find out. This blog only asks the question and includes some primary data about the current Congressional campaign issues. It is not too late to make Food a campaign issue in Illinois in 2012. Illinois residents […]
Right to Vote: Happy Birthday, America…..Now let’s talk about Food as a Campaign Issue Last week, we celebrated the birthday of the right to vote. Although the first U.S. Constitution (adopted in 1789) did not acknowledge every U.S. adult’s right to vote, the document adopted on July 4, 1776 created the banner that is still […]
ILLINOIS FOOD VOTE 2012 This Illinois survey is a pilot for a national survey which will be activated in June (following the June primaries in 15 states). Based on the March 20, 2012 Illinois primary, there are 35 candidates for 18 Illinois seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Three are running unopposed; two districts […]