Sustainable food movement calls out Crist on slavery: Slow Food USA, author Raj Patel (“Stuffed and Starved”), Organic Consumers Association and more demand Crist take a stand against forced labor!
Here’s a list of just some of the sustainable food organizations that have taken up the petition calling for action from Governor Charlie Crist on slavery:
- Slow Food USA
- Raj Patel
- Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
- Organic Consumers Association
- Pesticide Action Network North America
- California Food and Justice Coalition
- Just Food (NY)
- The Oakland Institute
- Florida Organic Growers
At last September’s Slow Food Nation conference, “Fast Food Nation” author Eric Schlosser asked, “Does it matter whether an heirloom tomato is local and organic if it was harvested with slave labor?” Clearly, the answer from the sustainble food movement is a resounding “No”!
Stay tuned for more to come in the weeks ahead, as the Campaign for Fair Food ramps up for a trip to Tallahassee and a visit to the governor! In the meantime, if you haven’t done so already…