I’m speaking with Fabio Parasecoli about his new book, Gastronativism: Food, Identity, Politics, at the Museum of the City of New York at a session chaired by Krishnendu Ray at 6:30 pm. Information is here and the ticketing link is here. This is a preview of the museum’s forthcoming exhibit, Food in New York: Bigger Than the Plate (opening September 16) and is co-presented by MOFAD (Museum of Food and Drink).
by Marion Nestle
Feb
26
2018
U.S. Agriculture at a glance: USDA report
USDA and the National Agricultural Statistics Service have just published “Farms and Land in Farms: 2017 Summary.”
Here’s the bottom line:
Earl Butz, USDA Secretary under presidents Nixon and Ford, was infamous for, among other things, telling farmers to “get big or get out.” And so it came to pass….
Government agricultural policies have a lot to do with this, no?