Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Helping out

With 28 percent increase in donations of fruits and vegetables to food banks because of temporary tax break for farmers, ranchers and other small businesses, it's clear that Michigan representative's provision in pension bill should be made permanent.

By Vicki Escarra, President and CEO, America's Second Harvest

Detroit Free Press 2007-11-21

Opinion: Farming reaction

"Contortions of logic and distortions of fact," writes a senator, who says oil prices and other factors add to grocery costs. And, an activist says sugar policy most needs reform, and forecasts even higher prices. All in response to The Wall Street Journal's "No farmer left behind" editorial.

By Kent Conrad; By Tom Schatz

The Wall Street Journal 2007-11-17

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Op-Eds

Opinion: Industrial meat, egg factories excel at manufacturing cheap food, but evidence shows model is economically viable only because it passes on health costs to public

By Nicholas D. Kristof

The New York Times 2010-09-02

In rebuttal to NYT opinion piece, experts say locavores care for community, biodiversity, local economy, fresh foods, flavor, joy of eating, well-treated workers, fewer wide-reaching food-borne illnesses, public policy, diet-related disease - and food mil

By Tom Philpott

Grist 2010-08-20

Opinion: World split between Too Muchs, Not Enoughs - billowing victims of cheap, brilliantly tasty fat- and sugar-laden provocations, and monks overseen by nutritional priests

By Lionel Tiger

The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription) 2010-08-21