Farmer in Chief

Today we had a seminar. The seminar was based on the reading Farmer in Chief. Now I read this article and though it was interesting and I liked how we as a class got a chance to discuss the different parts of it. We all together got to discuss how farming could help a lot with a lot of different things. Such as food and farming can effect climate change and health care.
As I was reading the article I had some comments and questions:
When Michael Pollan said, " The era of cheap & abundant food appears to be drawing to a close."
The Comment that I had was Its not like it was going to last forever, we should've known it was coming.

"Food is a starting point for climate change, energy independence, and health care crisis"- My question was, What else is it a starting point for?

Is having cheap food something that works for everyone if it is then whats keeping it from not staying the same?

What are some signs that oil-based food is coming to an end?

I think that some interesting topics came up one that everyone seemed to be talking about is that people dont have the time and patience to farm and make there own garden but I disagree. I think that there's the another part of it has to do with money. Not all people are going to have money to buy tools or to waste on seeds and water.