Delicious Food Is Not an Indulgence—It’s a Way to Solve Our Ecological Crises
Food became my teacher, and I aligned my taste buds with what the people and planet need.
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What Occupy Oakland Taught Me About Healthy Eating
We came to Occupy because of America’s dangerous gap between rich and poor. But equally distressing was how many of us suffered from diseases created by a food system that makes healthy food inaccessible to the poor.
Stand Up to the Food Industry: Rediscover the Pleasures of Cooking and Eating Real Food
Junk food may have captured the American palate, but a few simple ingredients and techniques can win it back.
There Are Still More Libraries Than McDonald’s Locations in the United States
(and 24 other facts you should probably know).
“Escape Fire” Doc Explores the Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
Beyond the Affordable Care Act, the film explores how to make a healthier America.
How To Eat Like Our Lives Depend On It: Rediscovering the Many Joys of Food
It's time to reclaim the well-being and exuberance that is part of healthy food culture.
Why Vandana Shiva Says Saving Seeds Is a Political Act
‘‘A seed sown in the soil makes us one with the Earth. It makes us realize that we are the Earth.”
How a Small California Town Curbed a Teen Suicide Epidemic—By Talking About It
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for 10- to 14-year-olds in rural America, and Native American kids are hit the hardest. After Indian Valley lost its sixth teenager, residents started talking about suicide out in the open—and it's working.
This 80-Year-Old Grandma Walked Hundreds of Miles to Retrace the Underground Railroad
And 14 other grannies who are shaking up the world.
Foraging the Urban Wilderness—From High-Carb Cattails to Dandelions
“Dandelion Hunter” is an education about the food that grows along our city streets, and the deep history author Rebecca Lerner discovered along the way.
The Economy of Smallness: Making Economic Exchange a Loving Human Interaction
Philadelphia restauranteur and local economies movement leader Judy Wicks on making good and doing good.
Main Street Comeback: How Independent Stores are Thriving (Even in the Age of Amazon)
Despite behemoths like Starbucks and Amazon, the number of independent bookstores, coffeeshops, and other businesses is growing.
Move Over Duct Tape—Why a Mason Jar Is the One Thing You Need
The best measure of the value of a thing may be this: “How many ways can I use this? How many other things will I not have to buy?”
Is Your Phone Smart Enough to Not Poison the People Recycling It? This One Is
Our throwaway electronics harm people overseas, but new trends in responsible design are not just smart—they’re kind.
What 11-Year-Olds Get—and Adults Forget—About Child Labor in Chocolate
Marie Hogan confronted Hershey’s about using children in its supply chain because she cares about other kids, fairness—and candy. Here’s what we can learn from her.
What’s Fairer than Fair Trade? Try Direct Trade With Cocoa Farmers
Fair trade is good, but it still leaves cocoa growers in poverty. Here’s how to do better.
Growing Up in a Kenyan Slum Taught Me the Real Value of Stuff
It was only after experiencing the abundance of stuff in the United States that Simon Okelo learned to value life with less, the way he grew up.
Escape from an L.A. Sweatshop: How Modern-Day Slaves Become Lobbyists
Lured from Mexico into forced labor at an American factory, Flor Molina’s human trafficking story was typical. What’s remarkable is what she did next.
For Safer Factories, CEOs Are Listening to Workers on the Frontlines
The future of corporate responsibility means hearing firsthand from factory workers about their conditions.
4 Ways to Share the Season’s Harvest (and Make Friends Doing It)
Guerrilla grafting, crop mobs, and other ways to make the fruits of your labor go further.
Too Much Stuff in Your Life? 7 Ways to Turn it Around
From sharing to repairing, the inspiration you need to lighten your load.
One Thing College Alumni Can Do about Climate Change Right Now
I've respectfully informed my alma mater that, until it divests its holdings in the fossil fuel industry—coal, oil, tar sands, and fracked natural gas—I will not donate another cent.
Bringing Bison and Biodiversity Back to the Prairie
A Montana-based nonprofit is moving to preserve 3.5 million acres of the Great Plains.
After Rana Plaza: Let’s Bring Humanity Back Into Our Stuff
We all know our stuff doesn't grow on store shelves. Here's how we can rehumanize our relationship with our things—and the people who make them.
The TPP Is Another Job Killing Trade Deal—So Why Are Both Parties Supporting It?
Factory owners in the United States say that the Trans-Pacific Partnership—which is being negotiated this week in Brunei—will force them to lay off workers. Yet opponents in Washington are few and far between.
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