
Deliberate elitism? Not entirely, according to CityBeat. "There is nothing inevitable about good food being expensive," writes Andrew Gumbell. "Rather, it is the result of deliberate government policies and priorities [...] Huge agribusiness concerns are rewarded with lavish subsidies for growing cash crops, leaving almost no room for more diverse produce that could give rise to a proper, deep-rooted, universal food culture in this country [...] Unlike in Europe." [more]
I long for the days where living and eating green in this country is no longer a luxury -- merely an acte citoyen.
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