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Table of Contents
July/August 2008
Cover Story
Building A New Food System: La Monitanita Food Co-op builds a regional food shed.
Feature Stories
Food Posters of Bygone Eras: Discover the food and farming consciousness of the past.
Urban Tilapia Farming: Achieving control over one’s food.
Farmers Markets to the Rescue: Farmers market farmers save food and help the food insecure.
Money in Gardeing: A perspective from 100 years ago.
Growing Opportunities: Changing how food gets to the dinner plate.
The Old Windmill Dairy: Professionals transition to small farm occupations.
Uncle Sam Has A New Farm Bill: The good and the bad of the new Farm Bill by Deb Eschmeyer.
A New American Food Economy: How local foods are shaping the future of food by John Ikerd.
Drying Vegetables: How it is done by Elizabeth Andress
A New Generation of Farm Pioneers: Laurie and Rusty Hall break out of the corporate mold.
High Desert Foods CSA: One of the most complete local field to fork food cultures.
Farm Subsidies: An overview of the scope and influence of farm subsidies.
Northwest Earth Institute: Empowering individuals and organizations to protect food by Susan Clark.
In Each Issue
Grass-Roots Viewpoint: The purity of our soils, water and seeds.
In The News: Happenings around the nation and the world.
Food Sleuth: Jefferson Farm and Gardens.
Book Review: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.
Global Food Outlook: Food prices and food imports.
Domestic Food Outlook: U.S. Government wheat stocks collapse.
Economics Outside the Box: It’s Time for New Regional Visions by Michael Krajovic.
Peter Puffin & Freddie Frog: Modern economics makes saving farmers and food stocks obsolete.