Local Food For Everyone On Earth

Yes! magazine's new issue is all about food for everyone - local food and local better ways are explored.

The table of contents is listed below. There are some links to articles that are on line, the rest is in the magazine.

Yes! Spring 2009 Table Of Contents New Visions Solving today’s big problems will take more than a quick fix. These authors offer clarity about the roots of our problems and visions of a better way. The Good Food Revolution The lush landscape of Hawai‘i once offered abundant food. What can these islands teach us about food and sufficiency? By Sarah van Gelder and Doug Pibel :: WHAT YOU SAID: Readers tell us How They Are Changing Their Food Habits Oasis in an Urban Food Desert Will Allen’s farm offers fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, and a taste of the delicious possibilities of farming the urban food deserts. By Roger Bybee Everybody Eats How a community food system works. Poster available for free download Also available to buy: just $2 New (and Old) Ideas for a Better Food System Just the Facts From Soil and Seeds, to Processing and Distribution. :: JUST THE FACTS: What happens when corporations rule our food World & Community New models that foster justice, real prosperity, and sustain the Earth’s living systems. How can we bring these models to life and put them to work? The City that Ended Hunger A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: end hunger. By Frances Moore Lappé Food Rebellions Resistance to the trade and “aid” policies that displace farmers and increase hunger. By Eric Holt-Gimenez Fresh from the City Citizens and local policymakers join up to get fresh foods to schools and neighborhoods. By Mark Winne :: 4 Ways to Fix the Farm Bill Michael Pollan talks about the implications of the Farm Bill Get involved in Food Policy Councils The Power of One Stories of people who find their courage, open their hearts, and discover what it means to be human in today’s world. 8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement How to turn a lawn into lunch, swap preserves, glean, boost your food security, live the good life. :: From Lawn to Lunch :: Eat Your Vegetables :: Party with Your Preserves :: Glean Those Fields Clean :: Shop Outside of Supermarkets :: Start a Community Garden :: Plant a Row for the Hungry :: Share Your Table TransFarming the White House lawn Inviting the world to dinner New Crop of Farmers The young farmers we spoke to are passionate about life on the land and committed to protect it and the people who depend on it. Interviews by Anna Stern and Kim Nochi Photo essay: Meet more of the young farmers who are planting seeds for the next gneration Trailer for The Greenhorns Restoring the Range A South Dakota ranch family restored a prairie, wildlife habitat, and a creek—here's how. By Madeline Ostrander :: A Farmer Rounds Up Monsanto Interview with Percy Schmeiser   Breaking Open Humor, story-telling, and the arts—taking you into unexpected spaces where business-as-usual breaks open into new possibilities. A World of Grace Artist Nikki McClure adds her touch to our collection of mealtime prayers from around the world. Research by Anna Stern Poster available for free download Also available to buy: just $2 Lessons from My Mother’s Village Kitchen Schools, fresh foods, and memories from India. By Madhu Suri Prakash Maddhu shares more of her mother's kitchen secrets Features Van Jones: I'll Stay Independent in the Obama Era While others are flocking to join the Obama administration, Van Jones is set on building an independent movement. Interview by Sarah van Gelder Watch clips from this interview and read an excerpt and review of Van's new book Iraqi Families on the Borders Some 4.5 million Iraqi refugees are trying to make their way far from the violence of home. A Photo Essay by Johnny Barber Departments LETTER FROM THE EDITOR COMMENTARY :: Don't Fix Wall Street, Replace It By David Korten SIGNS OF LIFE :: U.S. and Israeli peace activists on Gaza :: Halting foreclosures :: Stimulus for clean water? :: Brazil protects rainforests :: Climate activists turn to civil disobedience Voices for Change: video reactions from the inauguration Israel's conscientious objectors speak out McKibben launches mass civil disobedience campaign PEOPLE WE LOVE :: Tom Steinberg :: Isabel Latorre :: America Bracho :: Tim DeChristopher Tim DeChristopher tells his story How to improve your democracy through the internet UPDATE :: YES! STORIES REVISITED :: Americans Really Mean It: We Want Universal Health Care QUOTE PAGE: Wendell Berry READERS FORUM FROM THE PUBLISHER A thousand thanks… By Fran Korten THE PAGE THAT COUNTS YES! BUT HOW? CARTOON CAPTION NETWORK NEWS MASTHEAD ABOUT THE COVER: Photo by Peter DiAntoni ONLINE ONLY DISCUSSION GUIDE RESOURCE GUIDE IN REVIEW BOOKS :: Bill Cleveland’s Art & Upheaval Photo essay :: The Road to Sustainability :: How to Rule the World YES! MUSIC PICKS :: Jackson Browne :: Asa :: Mary Gauthier Music samples online YES! FILM PICKS :: War Child Interview with Emmanuel Jal :: The End of Poverty? See the trailer

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