Hi Cory,
 
I agree that food is super important as is soil health.  What interested me is his contention that we may be avoiding the tougher issues like financial, health care, or transportation because food is so much easier and such a feel-good place to start.
 
Linda
 
In a message dated 2/17/2010 8:39:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cory8570@yahoo.com writes:
"I suspect we focus on food
> in part because providing
> it appears much more possible than, say, keeping the
> financial, health care, or
> automotive industries running."