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As an Iowan, David Murphy doesn't take campaign promises lightly. Iowa alone may be responsible for Barack Obama's ultimate ascendancy to the White House by giving him a big win in their caucuses, and now Dave wants to see those promises carried out. In many ways, he's still looking for "change he can believe in." He's tired of seeing his state overrun and polluted by factory hog farms, and he's sick of his state's soil misused to grow monoculture crops - the raw materials of processed foods - which degrade the health of the soil and force Iowans who want to eat real food to import it even though they live in one of the top agricultural states.
What makes David unique from so many other Americans who believed in Obama's message of change is that he started a grassroots petition that made it all the way to the New York Times, and now Obama's transition team is taking notice. He's managed to get sign-ons from ALL (literally) of the top names in sustainable food, including NYT bestselling author and columnist Michael Pollan (who is so popular that he can even count Barack Obama among his fans!).
First, sign the petition and then read the interviews below - including statements from Eric Schlosser and Marion Nestle!
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