My opinion piece about how cheap food erodes the entire food system was published recently in the Toronto Star. If you link to it, you'll notice it generated some discussion. If you're interested in keeping the topic active, please chime in here.
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OWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation.
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