Is the stale and stagnant environmental movement on the cusp of being transformed by foodies? That's what Bryan Walsh chews over in this story for Time magazine:
Even as traditional environmentalism struggles, another movement is rising in its place, aligning consumers, producers, the media and even politicians. It's the food movement, and if it continues to grow it may be able to create just the sort of political and social transformation that environmentalists have failed to achieve in recent years.
Walsh takes stock of the "thousands of community-supported agriculture programs around the country," the "more than 6,000 farmers' markets," and the mainstreaming of the organic food craze, among other indicators. In sum, it's a grassroots, decentralized movement on the upswing, albeit one with obvious hurdles ahead, Walsh says:
The challenge for the food movement will come as it matures and begins to take on established political interests. Even with all ...
