Happiness

In Review :: Homemade Revolution
by Erik Knutzen
May 07, 2009
A hand-cranked and pedal-powered guide to shrinking your home electricity use.
The Garden of Eatin'
Mar 16, 2009
Presidential households from Jefferson to Roosevelt kept gardens at the White House. Why shouldn’t President Obama? A colorful history of Pennsylvania Avenue’s “edible landscape.”
If You Give a Kid a Shovel
by Joe Gillespie
Mar 11, 2009
Joe Gillespie started his first school garden in 1993 with 50 raised beds. Today, he and his middle school students grow veggies year-round and monitor wind turbines.
Invite the World for Dinner
by Jim Haynes
Feb 17, 2009
Every week for the past 30 years, Jim Haynes has hosted a Sunday dinner in his home in Paris. People, including total strangers, call or e-mail to book a spot. The first 50 or 60 people who call may come, and twice that many when the weather is nice and the crowd can overflow into the garden.
YES! Picks :: Our Favorite Cookbooks
Feb 13, 2009
The staff here at YES! has put together their ultimate cookbook shelf. Take a look and Bon Appetit!
Update :: Americans Really Mean It: We Want Universal Health Care
Feb 13, 2009
Americans Really Mean It: We Want Universal Health Care.
Go Organic: A Month of Organic Eating
by Laura Kaliebe
Feb 13, 2009
Organic. Marketing ploy or easy way to get a little greener? Laura Kaliebe attempts to find out by eating organic for 30 days.
In Review: Bill Cleveland’s Art and Upheaval
by Brooke Jarvis
Feb 13, 2009
Review of Art and Upheaval: Artists on the World's Frontlines, by Bill Cleveland
People We Love :: America Bracho
Feb 13, 2009
Profile of America Bracho, who fights for health care by and for the people in Orange County, California.
Signs of Life :: Small Stories About Big Change
Feb 13, 2009
Peace in Gaza. Refuseniks. Protecting tenants' rights. Public water trust. Protecting Brazil's rainforests. Climate change. Renewable energy in Hawaii. Sharing rides. Army leasing electric vehicles. Cleaner energy. Campaign finance reform.
Lessons from My Mother’s Village Kitchen
by Madhu Suri Prakash
Feb 13, 2009
Schools, fresh foods, and memories from India. Madhu Suri Prakash reflects on the culinary traditions of her family.
Saying Grace Around the World
by Nikki McClure, Anna Stern
Feb 13, 2009
Artist Nikki McClure adds her touch to our collection of mealtime prayers from around the world.
Fresh from … the City
by Mark Winne
Feb 13, 2009
Citizens and local policymakers join up to get fresh foods to schools and neighborhoods.
New Crop of Farmers
Feb 13, 2009
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.
Quote :: Wendell Berry
by Wendell Berry
Feb 13, 2009
"A significant part of the pleasure of eating is in one's accurate consciousness of the lives and the world from which food comes."