Be the Change
No question that I and so much of the country is thrilled with the election of Barack Obama. I have never felt this way about a politician, and though I know that he will make mistakes, I know we have made the right choice. DC exploded in celebration like never before. I live in a very, very quiet section of town, so I did not experience mass-celebration personally — but this is what it looked like.
In true 21st century style, the Obama transition team has set up www.change.gov to keep the country up-to-speed on the transition and get input from anyone and everyone. There is a page where you can submit your ideas to the administration. I have no idea how they can possibly read all the comments I’m sure they are receiving, but I appreciate the opportunity.
I hope you all will go and share your thoughts with the Obama transition team, and that some of you will second my own. Here is what I submitted:
My vision is of the White House lawn being turned into a small organic farm that supports the White House kitchen. President-elect Obama has had clear commitment to the environment and this would be a great way to illustrate commitment to small farms and community supported agriculture. Woodrow Wilson used sheep to trim the White House lawn to cut costs. Just imagine the tone making better use of the White House lawn would make. This also assumes that the White House would specifically contract with local farms instead of always importing foods from around the country and world. We have wonderful local farms that provide everything from lettuce to kohlrabi, to buffalo meat, Scottish Highland Cattle, and amazing cheeses.
Let’s show America that an Obama-Biden administration understands that supporting organic community agriculture is a key element of solving both environmental and food issues in the USA and the world.
I’m lucky to have lived in Washington, DC for the past 12 years. This will be my 4th innauguration in DC. I look forward to seeing what an Obama administration brings to DC and the country. We also need to remember that change is hard. President-elect Obama has been honest with us about this. Change is never easy. True transformations require sacrifices.
[tags]hope, change, vision, csa, transition, transformation[/tags]
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