Vote Like Your Food Depends on It – Because It Does
At the Intervale Center, we often say that good food can change the world. But what do we really mean by that? In his 2006 book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollen talks about how the choices we make as consumers can have real and lasting impact on the food system. We can “vote with our fork” by using our purchasing power to express that we value local, sustainable, organic, grass-based, or fair food production. However...
Voting with our fork (or with our dollar) is only possible when we also vote with our vote!
By electing officials who share our values, we will gain greater traction in the good food movement. This is especially important in light of the massive challenges facing our food system – from aging farmers to climate change.
Furthermore, the connection between food, climate change, and human rights is undeniable. The most oppressed people face the greatest risk from climate change, disproportionately live in food desserts, are in closer proximity to harmful energy systems and waste management practices and have fewer resources and less mobility when climate disasters occur. Climate justice is food justice is racial justice. We cannot have one without the other. In these next 40 days leading up to the election, please do everything you can to protect the health of our planet and our human rights.
You can make sure you’re registered to vote at: https://www.rockthevote.org/
You can find out more about how to vote in Vermont at: https://vtdigger.org/2020/09/21/ballots-are-being-sent-by-mail-today-what-you-need-to-know-to-vote/?fbclid=IwAR19lip_78xj9EDNHOVd3coUitiwRkgU9BiF3wOk4JIHTIqX6miCtuxCQtA
You can learn how to write letters, make calls or send texts to unregistered voters at: https://www.headcount.org/organizations/
The revolution needs all of us! Let’s get everyone to the polls!