Monthly Archives: February 2010
A plan to fix school lunch?
“No nation is any healthier than its children or more prosperous than its farmers,” President Harry Truman pronounced as he signed legislation establishing the National School Lunch Program. If that was the goal, the program has been a failure. Small farmers are struggling and one-third of American children are overweight and obese. How did this [...]
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I am a food writer at The Washington Post where I cover food politics, trends and sustainability issues. My reporting and writing examines how politics, culture and business affect what ends up on our plates – and how that is dramatically changing. On this site, you will find links to my work and my blog, which explores the pleasures and challenges of good food.
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