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Michelle Obama and Elmo. Official White House Photo.

Dear Michelle Obama: If We Want to Curb Childhood Obesity, Sesame Street Is Not Going to Cut It

Can a licensing deal between Sesame Street and the Produce Marketing Association truly improve childhood health? Maybe, but grassroots solutions already exist.

Erin Sagen | Nov 9, 2013

Urban Dandelion photo by Frederick Linge

Foraging the Urban Wilderness鈥擣rom High-Carb Cattails to Dandelions

鈥淒andelion Hunter鈥� is an education about the food that grows along our city streets, and the deep history author Rebecca Lerner discovered along the way.

Valerie Schloredt | Oct 31, 2013

Citizens United

Concealed by Shutdown-Related Headlines, a Big Week in Food Politics

In case you were distracted by Tea Party antics this week, here's a rundown of important developments in GMOs, sustainable farming, and other food news.

Erin Sagen | Oct 19, 2013

Will a Secretive International Trade Deal Ban GMO Labeling?

The Trans Pacific Partnership is likely to be a setback for efforts to regulate and label GMO foods.

James Trimarco | Oct 19, 2013

3 Ways Obamacare Will Help You Out (Even If You’re Off the Grid)

Self-reliant farmer types may not think they need help from the government. But they need affordable health insurance at least as much as the rest of us.

Shannon Hayes | Oct 17, 2013

Writer and Farmer Wendell Berry on Hope, Direct Action, and the “Resettling” of the American Countryside

In this rare television interview, the poet, farmer, and activist Wendell Berry discusses his vision for a society in harmony with the planet.

| Oct 12, 2013

Vandana Shiva: Food, Ethics, and Sustainability

At Yes! Magazine's event at Seattle Town Hall, Vandana Shiva gives deep insight into the struggles farmers鈥攁nd eaters鈥攁re facing today.

| Sep 21, 2013

4 Ways to Share the Season鈥檚 Harvest (and Make Friends Doing It)

Guerrilla grafting, crop mobs, and other ways to make the fruits of your labor go further.

Chris Francis, Katrina Rabeler | Sep 14, 2013

Preparing vegetables. Photo by Alleen Brown.

Local economies

Farmer Startups? How Incubators Are Helping Small, Sustainable Farms Take Off

Training farms known as incubators are helping immigrants and others get into farming. But Congressional wrangling over the Farm Bill has put their future in question.

Alleen Brown | Sep 12, 2013

What Will Climate Change Mean for Ethiopia’s Coffee Crop?

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, have learned that climate change endangers Ethiopia's coffee crops. Here's what they're doing to make sure the plants will survive.

| Aug 31, 2013

Local economies

Mountain Grown: Appalachia’s New Local Food Economy

Hungry for okra, collards, and trout? In Appalachia, you can now get all your soul food cravings from local farmers.

Erin L. McCoy | Aug 22, 2013

“It’s Unstoppable”: Washington’s GMO-Labeling Campaign Picks Up Where California’s Left Off

If Initiative 522 succeeds, it could push manufacturers nationwide to begin labeling foods that contain genetically modified organisms.

Erin Sagen | Aug 21, 2013

It Takes Time: Why Sustainable Farming Can鈥檛 Be Rushed

Maybe there鈥檚 something deeper to the stereotype of old-school farmers as plodding, slow-moving people.

Shannon Hayes | Jul 25, 2013

Photo Essay: Vandana Shiva and the Future of Food

Our Seattle Town Hall was a great success! We're grateful for everyone who attended. Here are some pictures from the event.

| Jul 17, 2013

How Two Plant Geeks Grew a Permaculture Oasis in an Ordinary Backyard

In 鈥淧aradise Lot,鈥� two residents of an inner city write about how they transformed less than an acre of their blighted yard into a thriving food forest full of mushrooms, gooseberries, silkworms, and more.

Abby Quillen | May 31, 2013

Citizens United

March Against Monsanto: Saturday鈥檚 Fight for Food Freedom Spreads to 36 Countries

This weekend, people in 250 cities on 6 continents will march against meddling in the global food supply by Monsanto鈥攖he company that brought us Agent Orange, Dioxin, PCBs, and the bovine growth hormone.

Ken Butigan | May 24, 2013

The Farm Bill鈥檚鈥淕overnment Handouts鈥�: Who Really Benefits?

There鈥檚 nothing like talk of 鈥済overnment handouts鈥� to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.

Shannon Hayes | May 15, 2013

Vermont Time Bankers Build a 麻豆社事件 Personal Economy

Video: Whatever service you might need, you鈥檙e likely to be able to get it at Onion River Time Bank, where you pay by doing what you love.

| Apr 27, 2013

Big City Farmers Take to the Rooftops

Space is expensive in Brooklyn, so Gotham Greens built their urban farm on a rooftop.

| Apr 19, 2013

Look out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising

The book Harvesting Justice isn鈥檛 just a look at the world鈥檚 most exciting food justice groups鈥攊t鈥檚 also a knockout organizing tool.

Daniel Moss | Apr 11, 2013

Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed

鈥淭he Seed Underground鈥� is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.

Abby Quillen | Apr 5, 2013

Activism | Jobs

Behind the Kitchen Door: A Must-Read for Anyone Who Eats at Restaurants

Review: 麻豆社事件 than half of the nation鈥檚 worst-paid jobs are related to food. Saru Jayaraman鈥檚 new book dives into the explosive movement for better rights for those who plant, process, and cook the food we eat.

John Cavanagh, Robin Broad | Feb 26, 2013

Renewable energy

Farmer-Philosopher Fred Kirschenmann on Food and the Warming Future

In this wide-ranging interview, Kirschenmann gives YES! the dirt on the future of farming.

Peter Pearsall | Feb 23, 2013

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