Food

Healthy for you, your community, and the planet.

The Solution on our Dinner Plates

by Guy Dauncey

posted Jan 29, 2008

Farm industries create 18% of global greenhouse gases, the solution to lowering that lies in eating vegetarian, eating local, and more.

People Taking Charge :5: Sharing Food, Breaking the Law

posted Nov 07, 2007

Orlando's Food Not Bombs Feed the Hungry in Downtown Parks, using direct action to create a grassroots alternative to the capitalist economy.

Food to Stay

by Gary Nabhan

posted Nov 30, 2006

Many communities in the U.S. ship food out--and ship the same food back in. What's the value of keeping it at home?

#5 :: Organic Farming Cooperatives

posted Nov 17, 2006

Food Revolution: Americans Lose their Appetite for Anonymous Food

by Brian Halweil

posted Feb 19, 2006

Why are farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture, direct farm-to-household marketing, organics, and humanely raised meats all on the increase?

Organic Produce Goes to School

by Rebecca Clarren

posted Oct 04, 2005

Farmers are struggling to stay on the land. Meanwhile, obesity is epidemic among U.S. children. A movement is creating a solution to both problems by linking schools to sources of local organic produce. The kids don’t seem to miss the deep fryers.

West Oakland Gets Fresh

by Jodi Helmer, Carolyn McConnell

posted Sep 08, 2005

Teenagers bring fresh produce to vacant lots of West Oakland neighborhoods.

Questions for students: Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Aug 23, 2004

Cheese, Bread, and Thou

by The Cheese Board Collective

posted Jul 16, 2004

A small cheese shop in Berkeley has become a community hub and a thriving model of worker ownership.

From the Earth, Up

by Anthony Flaccavento

posted Sep 30, 2002

Appalachian Sustainable Development, ASD, sustainable forestry and wood products program, sustainable farms.

Pieces of the Puzzle

by Jill Bamburg

posted Sep 30, 2002

The story of Burlington Vermont, Will Raap, Gardener's Supply company, Intervale foundation, Burlington Legacy Project, Bernie Saunders, and how Burlington became one of America's most sustainable communities.

Innayan* Just Don't Do It!

by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

posted Sep 30, 2001

The culture and technologies of the Kankanaey-Igorot people include an agricultural system and community life that has sustained for many generations.

Seeds of Change: A Prison Garden Program

by Cathrine Sneed

posted Sep 30, 2000

Cathrine Sneed describes the development of the Horticulture Program for Inmates and the Garden Project employing former inmates.

Food for Life: The Brink of Opportunity

by Hal Hamilton

posted Jun 30, 2000

Industrial agriculture is a parody of the life-sustaining farming practiced over thousands of years. But there are signs of new life.

Resources For Life-Centered Agriculture

by Rik Langendoen

posted Jun 30, 2000

Organizations, ideas, books, and websites on life sustaining gardening, agriculture, and food