Thursday, February 26, 2009

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.
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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

spacer Erika Allen. Photo by Scott Strazzante for YES! MagazineOasis 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
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YES! Poster: Everybody Eats - How a Community Food System WorksEverybody Eats
How a community food system works.

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YES! mouse iconPoster available for free download
Also available to buy: just $2

spacer New (and Old) Ideas for a Better Food System Just the Facts
From Soil and Seeds, to Processing and Distribution.

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:: 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?
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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
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Resistance to the trade and “aid” policies that displace farmers and increase hunger.
By Eric Holt-Gimenez
spacer Iraq Veterans Against the War protest. Photo by Joseph O. HolmesFresh from the City
Citizens and local policymakers join up to get fresh foods to schools and neighborhoods.
By Mark Winne

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:: 4 Ways to Fix the Farm Bill

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YES! Audio iconMichael Pollan talks about the implications of the Farm Bill
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YES! mouse iconGet 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.
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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.
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:: From Lawn to Lunch
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:: Eat Your Vegetables
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:: Party with Your Preserves
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:: Glean Those Fields Clean
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:: Shop Outside of Supermarkets
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:: Start a Community Garden
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:: Plant a Row for the Hungry
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:: Share Your Table

YES! video iconTransFarming the White House lawn
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YES! audio iconInviting the world to dinner
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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

Friends and fellow farmers of Peter Rasmussen, in his field of hardneck garlic. Photo by Team Galacticaspacer
YES! photo iconPhoto essay: Meet more of the young farmers who are planting seeds for the next gneration
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YES! film iconTrailer for The Greenhorns
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Restoring the Range
A South Dakota ranch family restored a prairie, wildlife habitat, and a creek—here's how.
By Madeline Ostrander

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:: A Farmer Rounds Up Monsanto

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YES! Photo iconInterview with Percy Schmeiser

 

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Breaking Open
Humor, story-telling, and the arts—taking you into unexpected spaces where business-as-usual breaks open into new possibilities.
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Illustration by Nikki McClureA World of Grace
Artist Nikki McClure adds her touch to our collection of mealtime prayers from around the world.
Research by Anna Stern


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YES! mouse iconPoster available for free download
Also available to buy: just $2

spacer Madhu Suri Prakash. Photo by Doug PibelLessons from My Mother’s Village Kitchen
Schools, fresh foods, and memories from India.
By Madhu Suri Prakash
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YES! audio iconMaddhu shares more of her mother's kitchen secrets

Features
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Van Jones. Photo by Betty Udesen for YES! MagazineVan 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

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YES! video iconWatch clips from this interview and read an excerpt and review of Van's new book
spacer Photo by Johnny BarberIraqi 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
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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

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YES! video iconVoices for Change: video reactions from the inauguration
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YES! video iconIsrael's conscientious objectors speak out
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YES! mouse iconMcKibben launches mass civil disobedience campaign

PEOPLE WE LOVE
:: Tom Steinberg
:: Isabel Latorre
:: America Bracho
:: Tim DeChristopher
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YES! video iconTim DeChristopher tells his story
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YES! video iconHow to improve your democracy through the internet

UPDATE :: YES! STORIES REVISITED
:: Americans Really Mean It: We Want Universal Health Care

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QUOTE PAGE:
Wendell Berry
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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

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DISCUSSION GUIDE
RESOURCE GUIDE

IN REVIEW
BOOKS
:: Bill Cleveland’s Art & Upheaval
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YES! video iconPhoto essay
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:: The Road to Sustainability
:: How to Rule the World

YES! MUSIC PICKS
:: Jackson Browne
:: Asa
:: Mary Gauthier
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YES! music iconMusic samples online

YES! FILM PICKS
:: War Child
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YES! film iconInterview with Emmanuel Jal


:: The End of Poverty?
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YES! film iconSee the trailer






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