Green Scene: "Perriello grabs worms with bare hands" by Erika Howsare  April 10th 09:18am

On Wednesday, I spent a bit of time observing Tom Perriello as he demonstrated his interest in the topic of local food. To do so, he 1) observed rye and vetch growing outside Friendship Court, 2) earned a wooden nickel, and 3) participated in moving worms from a bin to a compost pile. Politics is so bizarre, no? ...  For his own quarter-hour, Perriello was tasked with moving red wiggler worms into the big compost pile on which he stands above, so they can help break down all the decaying stuff into compost. He certainly proved his lack of squeamishness, shunning an offer of gloves.  ...  After that it was off to the CCDC for a somewhat more serious affair: a local food roundtable with all the heavyweights of the locavore movement: VICFA, the Local Food Hub people, the Farm Bureau, the PEC, Tanya Denckla Cobb from UVA, a bunch of farmers, the guy behind Meet The Farmer TV, Flavor magazine...only person missing was Michael Pollan.  Read Full Article