The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children. – Tom Vilsack
If you think of what food is, its the energy we use to do our daily work. I want people to know about the USDA. This is a very important department. Its not fully appreciated as such. – Tom Vilsack
The rise of childhood obesity has placed the health of an entire generation at risk. – Tom Vilsack
We know that there are significant health benefits from consuming more fruits and vegetables, and thats an opportunity for us to sort of move away from some of the meals that weve been preparing in the past. – Tom Vilsack
We must then build a proper relationship between the richest and the poorest countries based on our desire that they are able to fend for themselves with the investment that is necessary in their agriculture, so that Africa is not a net importer of food, but an exporter of food. – Gordon Brown
In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866