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Health & Fitness

FINDING YOUR INNER ACTION HERO

Reflecting back on family dinners during my adolescent and young adult life, one of my strongest memories is awaiting the inevitable question about world politics from my father. After too many to count occasions of silence, my dad just stopped asking. If I can’t speak intelligently about a topic, I prefer not to and when it came to the wonders of the world in my younger years, keeping my mouth shut was my best option.

Very simply, politics is the practice and theory of influencing other people on a civic or individual level. While it all circles back in some circuitous way to what’s going on in Washington, there is far more to politics than that stereotypical politician—an utter turn off to many. Silly me, for all those years of thinking I was dazed and confused when it came to the goings on of government, I was actually pushing politics. Just in a food kinda way.

Speaking of which, we shouldn’t have to battle for safe, sustainable food, but sadly we are in the fight of our lives—it’s no joke. Whether you consider yourself politically inclined or not, we all have an inner action hero. So I ask that you find him or her and help make a difference. The organizations listed below make it super easy to learn about many of the issues facing food, agriculture and water and even give you the option to get your voice heard. It can be as simple as signing up for alerts and clicking a button. While I appreciate that everyone’s inbox is full, who can say no to being part of the solution? So please check out some of my go-to groups:

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17. Non-GMO Project

18.Organic Consumers Association

19. Union of Concerned Scientists

My inner action hero is Wonder Woman! Who is yours?

And, don’t forget to tune in to Stirring the Pot on WPPB 88.3 FM Thursdays at 5:30pm (with an encore Saturdays at 5pm) for The Farm Bill and surely check out the Weekly Yum Recipe.

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