Cabinet Project

Department of Agriculture

•  Lincoln called it the "people's department."  

Created

•  1862 
• By President Abraham Lincoln

Purpose

•   Help American farmers. 
•  Food safety for consumers.
• Distributing price support.
• Nutrition education.

Examples

• Peanut Butter Scare
• Protect Forests http://www.fs.fed.us/
• Animal Care

WHo?

• Tom Vilsack

Tom Vilsack

role IN my LIFE

• Public School Lunch
• Eat Right Commercials
• Cookie Monster

THe End