From my family to yours—on behalf of Jane, our four kids, seven grandkids and myself—I would like to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. 
As we celebrate, it is hard not to reflect on our broken food system. Millions of Americans are hungry, farmers are going bankrupt, and others are denied access to land. It is not a radical idea to say that we can do better. theamericanconservative.com/articles/to-re…
40 million people go hungry in America each year. Among children, in the richest country on Earth, how outrageous is it that 1 in 5 will go hungry this year? Yet Mr. Trump has proposed $22 billion in cuts to SNAP (food stamps). usnews.com/news/healthies…
Farmers who grew the food we enjoy today only received 12 cents for every dollar spent on Thanksgiving. As agribusinesses get bigger, farmers’ checks get smaller. Allowing massive agribusinesses to push family farmers off the land is a political choice. nfu.org/2019/11/19/far…
The system is worse for Black people and Native Americans, who own less than 4% of farms in the U.S. and are more than twice as likely to be food insecure than the U.S. as a whole. Racial injustice in the food system—that is a political choice. theguardian.com/environment/20…
Farmworkers often go unrecognized for their vital contributions to bringing food to our tables. But they are vulnerable to abuse and many have been forced to work in modern-day slavery. The exploitation of farmworkers has no place in a civilized society. theatlantic.com/business/archi…
Today I am thankful for the people who are making the choice to build a more just and equitable food system in this great country. Working together, I know we can achieve it.
