In a recent column in the Washington Post, Tamar Haspel argued that very few people cared about where their food came from. In response, Chellie Pingree and Anna Lappé wrote an article listing the indicators proving the breadth and depth of the “food movement”. Food industry analysts, flagging profits at Walmart, decline in soda sales, and other consumption trends are: “a reflection that Americans increasingly care about where their food comes from, how it is grown and the health and environmental implications of what they feed their families.” Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-food-movement-is-small-not-from-where-we-sit-it-isnt/2016/02/04/cd20150c-cb75-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html

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