New Economy
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New Crop of Farmers :: Kristine & Ryan Jepsen
by Anna Stern, Kim NochiFeb 13, 2009
- We wanted to prove to ourselves that small-scale sustainable agriculture can flourish, providing both good food and livelihoods for our friends, neighbors, and regional food network.
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New Crop of Farmers :: Brian & Meghan Peterka
by Anna Stern, Kim NochiFeb 13, 2009
- Today’s young farmers are protecting the land and the seeds, reclaiming farming traditions, and sharing the abundance with family and community. Meet a bunch of those young farmers in our photo essay.
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Everybody Eats :: How a Community Food System Works
Feb 13, 2009
- It begins with small farms working with natural cycles and ends with fresh food and stronger communities.
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Food Rebellions: 7 Steps to Solving the Food Crisis
by Eric Holt-GimenezFeb 13, 2009
- Resistance to the trade and “aid” policies that displace farmers and increase hunger.
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Commentary :: Don't Fix Wall Street, Replace It
by David KortenFeb 13, 2009
- "Let Wall Street corporations and their phantom wealth machine slip into the abyss … Devote our public resources to building and strengthening Main Street businesses and financial institutions devoted to creating real wealth in service to their local communities."
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People We Love :: Isabel Latorre
Feb 13, 2009
- Coffee for women's rights: Profile of Isabel Latorre, founder of Café Feminino
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Signs of Life :: A Fight for Tenant's Rights
by Daniel FiresideFeb 13, 2009
- Tenant's rights groups are taking action to protect renters from eviction when banks foreclose on property owners.
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Van Jones: Beyond the Politics of Confrontation
by Sarah van Gelder, Van JonesFeb 13, 2009
- Meet the man who’s convincing the country, and the new President, that the next economy needs to be green and just. Interview by Sarah van Gelder.
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Ideas for a Better Food System :: Distribution
Feb 13, 2009
- Portland's Organically Grown Company helps distribute food from small, local farms.
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Ideas for a Better Food System :: Workers
Feb 13, 2009
- Magen Tzadek is a new certification awarded to companies that meet high standards in employee health, safety, training, wages and benefits.
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Ideas for a Better Food System :: Processing
Feb 13, 2009
- The women of Georgia Southern Alternatives Agriculture Co-op are providing jobs for young women by independently processing and selling their pecans.
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Icelanders to the Promised Land
by Rebecca SolnitFeb 13, 2009
- "We have a very uncertain feeling about the future. At the same time, there is power in all the political debate and lots of political and social energy—endless [political] parties popping up, Facebook groups, cells and idealists, … and people are speaking up."
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The End of Poverty? :: Film Trailer
Feb 11, 2009
- 500 years after imperial globalization began, have we achieved the end of poverty?
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A New America in the Making
by Grace Lee BoggsFeb 10, 2009
- While the Obama administration in D.C. is doing its best to resuscitate a dying economic system, people on the ground have begun to create another America…
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Don't Fix Wall Street, Replace It
by David KortenFeb 04, 2009
- "Let Wall Street corporations and their phantom wealth machine slip into the abyss… Devote our public resources to building and strengthening Main Street businesses and financial institutions devoted to creating real wealth in service to their local communities."