Except, of course, that it isn’t a performance at all–you won’t find a more forthright, sincere candidate anywhere.

I don’t ordinarily post simple links, but this extensive interview with Jill on Finneran’s RKO talk show is too good to pass up–primarily because of the sound–actually, critical!–discussion of the need to support local agriculture and extend its benefits via farm-to-school and farm-to-etc programs. The type of agricultural policies and programs Jill supports pay off in too many ways to enumerate–they’re win-win-win-win all around. Programs like these are a good start, but what we really need to do is to create structures here in MA that allow small, local, organic farmers to compete WITHOUT relying on federal or even state subsidies. That’s a hallmark of the Stein campaign–and only one of various issues she addresses in this interview.