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16 Drake J. Agric. L. 117 (2011)
Moving toward Food Democracy: Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World

handle is hein.journals/dragl16 and id is 119 raw text is: MOVING TOWARD FOOD DEMOCRACY: BETTER FOOD, NEW FARMERS, AND THE MYTH OF FEEDING THE WORLD Neil D. Hamilton' I. Introduction-Thinking About Food Democracy .............. 118 II. Thinking About What Is on Your Plate Can Change the Future ......... 121 III. The Good News About Better Food, New Farmers, and Food Policy. 123 A. Energy of the New Farm-New Food Movement Growing............ 123 B. Healthy Food and Direct Marketing Are Key Opportunities........ 124 C. Increasing Attention to Childhood Nutrition and Improving School Food ............................... ...... 125 IV. New Farmers-The Next Generation of Farmers Is Critical for Food Democracy............ ........................ 127 A. Secretary Challenges Congress with the Goal of Creating 100,000 New Farms, Raising Expectations for USDA Leadership ........................................... 127 B. New Generation of Farmers May Challenge the Traditional Culture of Agriculture ...................... ........ 129 C. Agricultural Institutions May Not Be Well-Designed to Serve New Farmers ..................................... 129 1. Non-traditional New Farm Audiences...... .................. 130 2. Urban Agriculture...................................... 130 3. Internships and Apprentice Relations .......... ....... 131 4. Returning Veterans Are a Critical New Farmer Audience ..... 131 V. Residential/Lifestyle Farms-Dismissive Labels Hide the Virtues of Small Farms................................ 132 VI. The Myth of Feeding the World or How Self-Delusion Can Cloud Good Judgment ..................................... 134 VII. Leopold, the Land Ethic, and Stewarding the Land............. 136 * Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Agricul- tural Law Center, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa. This essay was developed from remarks prepared for the 31 ' Annual American Agricultural Law Association meeting held in Omaha in October 2010 and from an address made to the Food Policy, Social Justice, Hunger and Sustainability-A Cross National Perspective Conference sponsored by the Drake University Col- lege of Business and Public Administration on January 14, 2011. 117

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