The Fresh Food "Issue Network"
This morning's New York Times carried an interesting article about a "food revolution" that is underway in parts of the U.S., with activists of various sorts advocating the use of fresh foods and local ingredients and the avoidance of processed foods. There's nothing particularly new about this advocacy. But what makes the article interesting is that it is, unintentionally, a good look at how an old "iron triangle" surrounding federal subsidies to growers of grain (especially corn and soybeans) has been supplemented, if not supplanted, by an "issue network" that includes a much more diverse group of people with genuine input into the policymaking process: celebrity chefs, journalists, scholars, and the like.