Food

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Ideas for a Better Food System :: Processing

posted 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.

New (and Old) Ideas for a Better Food System

posted Feb 13, 2009

Solutions for improving the food system: restore seed diversity and native varieties, steward water, build resiliency, process locally and cooperatively, treat everyone fairly, get local foods to local outlets.

The Local Food Revolution

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Feb 13, 2009

Spring 2009 letter from the editor introducing the Food for Everyone issue of YES! Magazine.

Theme Guide :: Food for Everyone

posted Feb 13, 2009

Imagine a food system that delivers fresh, organic food to everybody. Can't be done in a world of industrial food? We say it can, and it must, especially in these economic hard times. Here's how…

Madhu's Kitchen Secrets

by Madhu Suri Prakash

posted Feb 11, 2009

Madhu Suri Prakash shares secrets from her mother’s village kitchen.

Michael Pollan on Food Policy

posted Feb 11, 2009

Listen to Michael Pollan on Food Policy on KUOW's Weekday. 54 minutes

The Greenhorns :: Film Trailer

posted Feb 11, 2009

America's young farmers show promising signs of an agricultural revival.

White House Food Gardens

posted Feb 11, 2009

This video is part of Kitchen Gardeners International's Eat the View! campaign to convert part of the White House lawn into an edible landscape.

Dana Frasz :: Youth and Foodbanks

by Dana Frasz

posted Sep 10, 2008

Student Dana Frasz took the initiative to alleviate hunger in Bronxville, New York and says we can do the same in our communities.

Commentary :: Food From the Grassroots

by Raj Patel

posted Jul 30, 2008

The food crisis is only getting worse. The answer involves a deep shift in the way our food comes to us.By making local governments pay attention to hunger, a range of organizations, working on everything from local food purchasing programs to farmers markets, are shaping the future of food.

The Power of Food

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Jul 30, 2008

Providing food for people in need – regardless of whether they are “deserving” is a central part of Sara Miles' spiritual journey. St Gregory's food pantry in San Francisco.

Why My Dad’s Going Green

by Kate Sheppard

posted Jul 29, 2008

Kate Sheppard recounts how she found common ground with her father, a conservative farmer. Environmental policies work for all.

Reinventing Our Food System

by Raj Patel

posted Jun 30, 2008

Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, speaks to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now about the food crisis.

Connect and Engage: Food and Water

posted Jun 30, 2008

Give your students more hands-on activities with these captivating lesson plans about life’s most basic means of survival: food and water.

Reclaiming Corn and Culture

by Wendy Call

posted May 22, 2008

NAFTA was sold as a win-win. After 14 years of losing, Mexican farmers are making their own trade rules—fair ones.