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Article: The Farm Bill (it matters).(Web Page Potpourri)
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
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- July 1, 2007
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In a previous column (Aug/Sep 2006), I shared resources on the US "Food System" and promised a future column on the national Farm Bill. My mailbox didn't bring hoards of letters expressing interest (okay, not even a one), but I'm hoping this column will activate your interest and involvement.
Perhaps you've never heard of the Farm Bill. Perhaps you have, and ask, "What does my work in health have to do with a Farm Bill?" My answer is this: a lot! Public health is impacted along every step of this massive federal legislation, from the choices to subsidize farms that use pesticides to availability of fresh produce, and more. The Farm Bill--we can think of it as our ...