Grassroots Feeding A Food Revolution?

The New York Times ran an interesting article yesterday about both the decision by the Obamas to install a food garden on the White House lawn and the rippling changes being felt throughout Washington toward the way our elected officials and policy-makers think about food policy. It's an interesting read, you can find it here.

I find it interesting that The Omnivore's Dilemma seems to have become the manifesto of sustainable agriculture. I enjoyed reading it, but I didn't really think of it as a rallying cry that would spark a national movement like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Anyone else out there feel the same way, or did I just not read it as deeply as others?