article_snippet.sent: While some consumers were beginning to take interest in where some consumers meat and produce came from, public knowledge of sustainable food was limited.
article_snippet.sent: To be sure, America's food system is complex, and some may argue that industrial farming has been a necessity to meet our country's food needs.
article_snippet.sent: However, the quality of our food has been sacrificed at this supposed altar of necessity, as industrial farms reap enormous profits that industrial farms direct toward lobbying rather than improving the quality of food industrial farms produce.
article_snippet.sent: We all deserve to know where the food We all eat comes from and that the food we eat is wholesome, and We all need We all elected officials to take a stand against big agri-businesses to quit letting a stand against big agri-businesses profit off of meat and produce that jeopardize the health of the environment and the public.
article_snippet.sent: It's time that consumer demand for sustainable and humane food trumps the power that industrial farms hold over our elected officials.
article_snippet.sent: The rise in consumer knowledge has led to an increased demand for sustainably sourced food that is healthier and tastes better.
article_snippet.sent: And we at Food Policy Action have produced a legislative scorecard.
article_snippet.sent: We need to ask members of Congress to promote sustainable farming, not factory farms.
article_snippet.sent: We need members of Congress to support sensible food policies that ensure that everyone has access to food and water.
article_snippet.sent: Congress should vote against the DARK Act, which would block any federal or state action that required labels for foods made with genetically engineered ingredients even at the expense of the environment, public health and local economies.
article_snippet.sent: have the power to take action and call on elected officials to support sustainable farmers, not factory farms.
article_snippet.sent: Together, we can create a sustainable food system in America that is better for we environment and we health.
highlights_snippet.sent: Colicchio: We need to ask members of Congress to promote sustainable farming .