YES! slideshows 2013-05-24T12:35:42-07:00 Positive Futures Network en YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine daily 1 2009-11-21T00:07:14Z Seed Savers Exchange serves more than 11,000 members, and the public at large, through its mission to preserve the world’s diverse but endangered garden heritage for future generations. Founded in 1975, the nonprofit organization consists of a network of people committed to collecting, conserving, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants. Seed Savers houses its collection of 25,000 heirloom seeds on a 890-acre farm near Decorah, Iowa. The organization is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the U.S. Photos courtesy of Seed Savers. Positive Futures Network sshutts YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2010-01-05T18:33:14Z Folder text/plain The Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn, New York, teaches students to build their own bamboo bicycles in one weekend. Workshop proceeds help finance bamboo bike factories in Ghana, Kenya, and Ecuador. Positive Futures Network brooke YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2010-02-26T19:18:06Z Folder text/plain On September 21, at over 2,600 demonstrations held in 134 countries, people urged their politicians to “wake up” to the threat of climate change and to create a fair, aggressive, and binding treaty during the final set of international negotiations in Copenhagen this December. Positive Futures Network sshutts YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2009-12-23T22:00:44Z Folder text/plain Huong, an artist, peace activist, and former refugee who fled her native Vietnam in 1975, has painted her visions of war and peace for more than three decades. Of her latest project, Let's Think Peace, she says: “It is time that I leave this season of my grief behind ... I painted my life and my convictions onto these canvases. Now I take them outside and invite others to ‘Think Peace’ with me.” Positive Futures Network sshutts YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2010-04-19T18:25:47Z Folder text/plain One day a year, in cities throughout the country, parking spots take on a whole new meaning. Simply by paying the parking meter and rolling out some grass, residents claim these spaces as public parks—and have their say about how small but precious pieces of urban real estate are used. Positive Futures Network sshutts YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2009-11-21T01:24:04Z Folder text/plain The Tohono O'odham Nation fights diabetes and obesity with a return to desert foods. Positive Futures Network lotto YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2009-11-21T01:05:21Z Folder text/plain Ocean hero John Halas teaches conservation groups in Vietnam and the Philippines to install the reef-friendly mooring system he invented. Photos by Judy Halas. Positive Futures Network lotto YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2009-08-25T22:34:10Z Folder text/plain Canoes from Northwest tribes gather in Suquamish, WA, the destination of the 2009 Tribal Journeys and the historic home of Chief Seattle. The tribe set a new eco-standard by striving to make the week-long event waste free. Photos by Sarah van Gelder. Positive Futures Network Brooke YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2009-08-25T22:31:53Z Folder text/plain “We train people to have strategic minds, not just strategic plans,” Adrienne Maree Brown instructs against a backdrop of water defense kayakers, direct action climbers, and political puppeteers. Brown, Executive Director of Ruckus Society, co-sponsored Localize This, a direct action training camp that took place July 2009 on Vashon Island, WA. Photos by Logan Price. Positive Futures Network Logan Price YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2010-01-22T18:09:37Z Folder text/plain This photo-essay features images from Tamara Dean's book The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors. The book is a one-of-a-kind compendium of human-powered devices gathered from a unique collection of experts. Positive Futures Network admin YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2011-08-19T05:20:37Z Article text/html Today’s young farmers are protecting the land and seeds, reclaiming farming traditions, and sharing abundance with family and community. Meet some of these young farmers in our photo essay. Positive Futures Network admin YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2011-08-19T05:32:57Z Article text/html Arash Shiva's beautiful photographs of daily life in Iran, taken in Fall 2007. Positive Futures Network Arash Shiva YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2011-08-19T05:23:15Z Article text/html Walden Bello examines China's input into the World Social Forum movement. Positive Futures Network Walden Bello YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en slideshow 2011-08-19T05:24:12Z Article text/html