No Roquefort for you!

I have recently discovered Civil Eats and, oh boy, am I glad I did!

Check out this post.  Apparently the Bush administration gave one last middle finger to France by imposing a tariff on Roquefort, of all things, making it nearly impossible to import it into the U.S.

Which, of course, just proves the argument that the president we vote into office does indeed have an influence over the food we eat and the health of the entire nation.

(NOTE: Also read the post for a hilarious, yet provocative, story of Paula's French husband trying to buy grass-fed meat in NYC)

President Bush Urges Support of Local Farmers

Courtesy of The Daily Table, President Bush has declared that the best way to deal with the rising cost of food is to give your local farmers' markets and your local farmers your business. Hallelujah! It's certainly a first step and I hope he (and whoever follows in the next administration) puts their policies where their mouths are. Part of supporting the non-subsidy farmer is making sure he/she can actually sustain themselves so, in other words, stop the criminally uneven commodity crop subsidies.

Finally, I feel like our country is at a point where we can seriously talk about how we're feeding ourselves and in what direction we want to go. Food is at the forefront like it hasn't been in decades.

Am I wrong to feel somewhat pleased about the skyrocketing food prices in the U.S.? After all, that's what happens when much of your food distribution relies on petroleum...

Eat, drink, and discuss.