Modeled on an earlier proposal from the Seattle City Council, the National League of Cities yesterday passed a
resolution (.pdf) encouraging the federal government to adopt a variety of public interest principles for the farm bill.
The resolution includes planks for:
- a health-centered food system,
- sustainable agricultural practices,
- community and regional prosperity and resilience,
- equitable access to healthy food,
- social justice and equity, and
- a systems approach to policy-making.
New political constituencies are taking interest in the farm bill. Paradoxically, this year, it seems farm bill decision-making power may be concentrated in
fewer hands than ever.
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