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November 26, 2008

Whew! Obama Listens to Organic Consumers

If you ever think your voice doesn't matter, consider this: last week, thousands of organic consumers called and emailed President-Elect Obama to ask him to withdraw his nomination of former Biotech "Governor of the Year" Tom Vilsack for USDA Secretary of Agriculture because of his history of support for Monsanto, cloning, and genetically modified foods -- and Obama listened! I must say it concerns me that the man was nominated in the first place, but at least he's no longer in the running. A handy list of alternatives is available if you're interested in lobbying the next President on this important appointment.

By the way, all you foodies for Obama will enjoy this blog, which I found this morning while reading up a little on this issue: ObamaFoodorama. And being a restaurant owner, I am particularly interested in the Obamas' search for a White House chef. It's a neat little glimpse into a facet of White House operations that people don't often think about.

Posted by Becky at November 26, 2008 07:50 AM