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Powerful Ideas, Practical Actions         October 2010  Can You DIY?    What Your Grandparents Knew SWEETEN WITH HONEY Stock up on raw, local honey in the summer when it’s been freshly collected. The freshest and purest honey will crystallize rapidly—and this is a good thing. It’s what preserves the quality of the honey.  MORE… DARN A SOCK Put an old lightbulb or glass jar into the sock so that it shows through the hole. That keeps the material supported and gives a smooth surface for your needle work. Thread a large needle with thread similar in weight to the thing you’re mending.  MORE… :: SHARE THESE 5 HANDY SKILLS WITH FRIENDS CAPTURE WILD YEAST You don’t need a package of yeast from the store to make a loaf of bread. Mix 1/2 cup filtered or spring water with 1/2 cup of rye flour and 1/2 cup of white bread flour in a glass bowl. Cover the bowl with a wet towel to let air in but keep bugs out.  MORE… SAVE KALE SEEDS Kale is a winter green and offers more nutrients per serving than any other vegetable. In mild climates it can be a four-season crop.  MORE… REFRIGERATE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY The pot-in-pot cooler uses the evaporative power of water to draw heat energy away from the contents. In a well ventilated dry area, place a small clay pot inside a larger clay pot. Fill the space in between them with wet sand and keep it moist.  MORE… Share Your Stuff Invest in the sock exchange, share a bike, swap your skills, and reduce your environmental footprint. City Lots, Lots of Food From vacant lots to food on the table: Richmond, Calif., lost its industry—now it’s gaining a future, one garden at a time. :: NOT YET A SUBSCRIBER TO YES! … ? Take us up on this introductory offer to subscribe today, starting with the Resilient Communities issue. Just $15 for a year of YES! (regular price $24), plus an extra issue free. :: PEEK INSIDE THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES ISSUE   Interview with David Korten    Get Free From Wall Street How to Avoid Money Games and Create Real Wealth YES! Managing Editor Doug Pibel spoke with David Korten about the new edition of his latest book Agenda for a New Economy. Korten outlines his strategy for taking back our political and economic systems and using them to create localized, community-controlled economies that foster the things we really need.   READ MORE… “The hope for change resides in the people who are engaged in rebuilding their local economies” —David Korten :: Read an excerpt from Agenda for a New Economy The Big Picture: 5 Ways to Know if You’re Making a Difference :: GET DAVID KORTEN’S NEW BOOK FREE with a new subscription, or at 22% off for the book only. Learn more in the YES! Store   What’s New Online   How to Be Alone What can we learn about ourselves when we let go of our fear of loneliness? A History of Happiness We’ve forgotten much of what older traditions knew about happiness. Reflections on the Transition Self-sufficiency, I realize, is a misnomer. What I am aiming for is “locafficiency,” together with my neighbors.   People We Love   CHEF ANN COOPER Fighting for Healthy School Lunches HUMBERTO RÍOS LABRADA Helping Farmers   Robert Redford tells   Humberto’s story TAB BENOIT Music to Heal the Gulf   INTERVIEW WITH   TAB BENOIT NADIA JANJUA Combining Islam and the Environment   Help Us Think About Our Next Issue…   In the Winter 2010 issue, YES! will explore what real families look like and how to make them happier and healthier—from stay-at-home dads and live-in grandmothers to traditional couples and radical homemakers. Our editors want to hear from you about your family stories: Every family has its own rituals, traditions, habits, and quirks. What’s one thing your family does that’s uniquely meaningful, memorable, or quirky?                                   :: TELL US YOUR STORY :: WANT TO HELP CHOOSE THE NEXT COVER OF YES! MAGAZINE? JOIN OUR READERS PANEL TODAY   Did you miss…   Highlights from the last newsletter: :: YES! Magazine Project Censored Awards, 2009-2010   The year’s top underreported stories of hope and creative change. :: Crash Course In Resilience   We can strengthen our communities and ourselves to prepare for the uncertain world of failing economies, climate change, and oil depletion. :: Pioneers of the New Normal We’re facing a very different world than the one we knew. Here’s what people are doing to prepare …   How to Get More YES!  $15 SUBSCRIPTION Get a year of YES! Magazine for just $15. + A BONUS ISSUE :: 54% OFF DONATE and help us inspire action for a better world. NON-PROFIT. INDEPENDENT. SUBSCRIBER-SUPPORTED. BACK SET Treat yourself to 13 years of inspiring stories from YES! POSTERS YES! graphics available in full color on card stock, including our World of Grace poster.   YES! But How?  Green Washing “My new front-load washing machine is more energy-efficient, but I was told not to use eco-friendly detergent in it. Are my efforts to be energy and water conscious a wash?” :: MORE GREEN LIVING ADVICE   Books  The Return of Jim Crow How today’s criminal justice system takes up where slavery and segregation left off.   Carol Estes reviews Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. :: MORE REVIEWS   Web Picks   VIDEO Alternatives to Monsanto in India Vandana Shiva explains the effect of GMOs on Indian agriculture—and how to promote home-grown alternatives. :: MONTH WITHOUT MONSANTO Where Bikes Rule the Road How does a bike-friendly city differ from one made for cars? :: MAKING BIKING MAINSTREAM FILM The People Speak See and hear history in a whole new way. Inspired by Howard Zinn’s work, the movie illustrates the nation’s history through the words of the people who lived it. :: READ OUR FILM REVIEW PHOTO ESSAY Roots of the Local Food Movement The locavore movement may seem like a fad, but WWII posters show that equating local food and security has deep roots in U.S. history. YES! is published by the nonprofit Positive Futures Network   ::  www.yesmagazine.org 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870, USA  ::  Phone: 206-842-0216

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