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The Good Food Revolution
by Claire Hope Cummings
Feb 13, 2009
The lush landscape of Hawai‘i once offered abundant food. What can these islands teach us about food and sufficiency?
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.
Ideas for a Better Food System :: Soil
Feb 13, 2009
Researchers at the Land Institute are working to breed grains that build soil and to create crops that don't require tilling, tending or spraying.
Ideas for a Better Food System :: Water
Feb 13, 2009
Community-controlled irrigation is making a comeback.
Ideas for a Better Food System :: Seeds
Feb 13, 2009
The people of the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota are restoring endangered varieties of crops once grown by native farmers.
New (and Old) Ideas for a Better Food System
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
Feb 13, 2009
Spring 2009 letter from the editor introducing the Food for Everyone issue of YES! Magazine.
Theme Guide :: Food for Everyone
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
Feb 11, 2009
Madhu Suri Prakash shares secrets from her mother’s village kitchen.
Michael Pollan on Food Policy
Feb 11, 2009
Listen to Michael Pollan on Food Policy on KUOW's Weekday. 54 minutes
The Greenhorns :: Film Trailer
Feb 11, 2009
America's young farmers show promising signs of an agricultural revival.
White House Food Gardens
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.
10 Reasons to be Hopeful about 2009, and 3 Reasons to be Terrified
by Sarah van Gelder
Dec 30, 2008
Sarah van Gelder looks forward to the new year. And she says there are plenty of reasons you can too.
Rescue the Planet
by Stephanie McMillan
Dec 29, 2008
A comic strip by Stephanie McMillan with additional curriculum materials on analyzing comics and cartoons.
The Globally Responsible Way to Recycle Your Electronics
by Jon Sayer
Dec 17, 2008
A non-profit in northwest Washington state takes people's unwanted computers and either sells them to people who can't afford a typical computer or recycles them in a safe, sustainable way.