Civil Eats - The 2012 Farm Bill: It's Not Too Late to Think Big

November 3, 2010
By Lee Zukor (founder of Simple, Good and Tasty, a web-based business focused on helping providers of good food to connect with consumers)

"Mention the 2012 Farm Bill these days, which I do as often as I can, and you’re likely to be met with uncomfortable silence, head shaking, eye rolling, or worse. Legislators who are thinking about the next Farm Bill are already talking about it in terms of untouchable commodity programs, compromises they’re ready to make, and scraps they’re desperate to hold on to. Average Americans who are interested in these sorts of things–the ones who don’t stare blankly–are overwhelmed by the size of the bill, its complexity, and the various special interests at play. It’s not pretty..."

http://civileats.com/2010/11/03/the-2012-farm-bill-it%E2%80%99s-not-too-late-to-think-big/