YES! Magazine and Food

I was thrilled to discover YES! Magazine this weekend at the Seattle Green Festival, mostly because the free issue I got of this quarterly publication is all about food.

From an article entitled Eight Ways to Join the Local Food Movement to New (and Old) Ideas for a Better Food System, the current edition of YES! Magazine focuses on sustainability and the social justice aspects of our food, calling for reform of the Farm Bill, "which primarily funds corporate farming operations growing 'commodities' like corn, soy, and wheat. As a result, unhealthy foods, like corn-fed meat and corn-based sweeteners, are usually far cheaper than fruits and vegetables," according to an article by Anna Stern and Madeline Ostrander.

You can also find a discussion between Democracy Now host Amy Goodman and Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, in which he discusses Seattle's progress toward zero waste.

You can check all this and more out here.