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Kathleen Merrigan

The Obama Administration and Food, Year One

Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Usda, Michael Pollan, Kathleen Merrigan, Research, Tom Vilsack, President Obama, Cafo, Big Ag, Food Safety, Food Policy, Technology, E. Coli, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Green News
Paula Crossfield

A year after Obama's election, advocates hoping for deep improvements in our food system can point to only a few successes, while other policies that could lead to food insecurity are brewing in back rooms.

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USDA Launches Local Foods Blitz, Bans Fried Foods and Donuts in Cafeteria for a Day

Samuel Fromartz | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Kathleen Merrigan, Usda, Local Food, Green News
Samuel Fromartz

I don't usually get calls from the deputy secretary of the USDA, but there Kathleen Merrigan was on the phone. She talked about the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food campaign that launched this week.

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Kathleen Merrigan, Vilsack's Number Two, Is A Sustainable Food Pro

gourmet.com | Photograph by | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Usda, Farming, Kathleen Merrigan, Eating Matters, Tom Vilsack, Sustainable Food, Food, Green News

What a difference a few months make. Advocates of sustainable agriculture are now ecstatic about President Obama's decision to appoint Kathleen Merrig...

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