I have also felt frustrated and confused by RFK jr. Objectively a lot of things he says about the food system, I also agree with. But with what we have already seen happening, I fear that anything he will do, will just make food more expensive for low income people. And people will starve. I have to remind myself when I say that, I am not being alarmist. I really think this is reality and it is terrifying. My plan is to grow as much food as I can this year and donate extra to the local food bank.
I write about this in my upcoming book. Hitting lots of the important points in this article, especially the individualism lens that drastically changes the solutions (market vs policy etc)
Thank you for this timely piece Danielle. I have not been able to bring myself to watch any of the hearings as it all seems like madness, and unlike many of the folks I work with in regenerative ag I do not believe RFK Jr is going to change our broken system in any way. Can't get the image of him eating fast food on Trump's plane out of my head. I just hope the suffering isn't too widespread or long lasting.
Thank you for going into detail about this topic -- especially at a time when sharing one's knowledge and experience seems to only incur in anger from those who should consider other opinions AND facts. We need to trust what we see with our own eyes, and listen to the people who have experience rather than a spin. Farmers and folks like you know what's going on at the ground level.
I have also felt frustrated and confused by RFK jr. Objectively a lot of things he says about the food system, I also agree with. But with what we have already seen happening, I fear that anything he will do, will just make food more expensive for low income people. And people will starve. I have to remind myself when I say that, I am not being alarmist. I really think this is reality and it is terrifying. My plan is to grow as much food as I can this year and donate extra to the local food bank.
It’s a scary time for sure - awesome you can grow your own food
Ah, you scooped my piece for tomorrow 😅 love it — my piece is about what’s overlooked in convos on tradwives and “wellness”!
Ahhh can’t wait to read yours 😊😊
I want to read it too!
I write about this in my upcoming book. Hitting lots of the important points in this article, especially the individualism lens that drastically changes the solutions (market vs policy etc)
Thank you for this timely piece Danielle. I have not been able to bring myself to watch any of the hearings as it all seems like madness, and unlike many of the folks I work with in regenerative ag I do not believe RFK Jr is going to change our broken system in any way. Can't get the image of him eating fast food on Trump's plane out of my head. I just hope the suffering isn't too widespread or long lasting.
Thank you for going into detail about this topic -- especially at a time when sharing one's knowledge and experience seems to only incur in anger from those who should consider other opinions AND facts. We need to trust what we see with our own eyes, and listen to the people who have experience rather than a spin. Farmers and folks like you know what's going on at the ground level.