Ken Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Ken Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group (EWG)

You’ve got to love the President of The Environmental Working Group, Ken Cook, for being such a wise and staunch advocate for our personal health, safety and wellness. Here’s a great video of him in action at TedxManhattan, speaking about revamping the Farm Bill. Not only does this bill directly effect farmers, but the 43 million Americans on Food Stamps as well – so this is an important issue to many, many people across the country and probably in your own neighborhood.

In the video, Ken talks about dead farmers getting paid subsidies (I kid you not!) and points out that less than 1% of the 4.7 million acres of farmland in this country is organic.

Take a look below!