Table of Contents

March/April 2007

Cover Story

Quit Your Job and Farm in the City: Gail Vandersteen, Wally Satzewich and Roxanne Christensen show you the ins and outs of Small Plot INtensive Farming – or SPIN farming.

Feature Stories

The Industrial Food Complex: Going beyond the spinach crisis, Michael Pollan leads us into the future.

Introducing Children to Their Food Roots: Lexie Stoia discusses how connecting children to their food for a lifetime of health and satisfaction is as important as the three Rs in education.

Where Does Food Come From? Susan W. Clark tells you why it's not enough any more to shop by brand labels, and why you should start looking for your favorite local farmer at your local organic store.

Pioneering Ancient Grains: Zachary D. Lyons tells how the Lucy family takes grains to the ultimate level of personal care and health.

A Historic Picture Story: Visit America's home-food preservation history. This story of pictures is rich with hints of picking up the trail again.

More Features

Professionals Pursue Urban Agriculture

Seven Organizations You Should Know About

Permanence in Farming: Meet John Ikerd

Preserve Food This Summer With Elizabeth Andress

Canning: An important part of our heritage

10 Ways to Invigorate Your Local Economy

Regular Features

Grass Roots Viewpoint: You'll never guess what happened.

Quotes of the Famous: Insights from the past.

Food Sleuth: On the Pulse.

Global Food Outlook: 2007 Needs to be a better year.

Domestic Food Outlook: Focus on barley.

Economics Outside the Box: Why buying local is a good investment.

Peter Puffin and Freddie Frog: Tension between farmland and wetlands.