Table of Contents

September/October 2007

Cover Story

Homegrown: Homegrown farmers, like other sustainable farmers across the nation, are part of a new agricultural paradigm that are exploring the frontiers of farmer consumer cooperation, a powerful concept for our children's food security. Benjamin Gisin, Editor of Touch the Soil, explains how Montana Sustainable Growers Union, a coalition of small, local, organic and sustainable farmers, creates a new awareness that's good for the nation.

Feature Stories

Local Food: Three experts talk about local food in different parts of the world.

Corn: It's What’s Wrong With Food: The poster child of industrial manipulation: mono culture, genetically modified and chemical laced.

Overfed and Undernourished: Food isn't what it used to be and we are eating with the hope of getting enough nutrients.

Insight Into Farming: The calamity of a grain fire brings to surface hidden aspects of farming for the consumer.

Missoula Food Bank: On the cutting edge of a growing social consciousness.

Pickles, Relishes and Salsas: Discovering the practical science behind preserving these foods at home.

Good Food Store: In what may be the country's only not-for-profit food store: An American Treasure.

Food Farming In the City: Agricultural production and marketing skills are developing out of community gardens.

Bombs, Beans & Dirt: Putting the good critters back in the soil makes for awesome farming and food gardening.

Advancing Deserts and Rising Seas: At the core of land mass loses is human behavior that needs a change of heart.

GMO Foods: Toxins and reproductive failures linked to modern genetically modified foods.

Global Sustainability: We’ve only just begun to explore the alternatives emerging for a civilization ready for change.

In Each Issue

Grass-Roots Viewpoint: Spotlight on Montana and more.

In The News: Happenings around the nation.

Food Sleuth: Food sustainability - a universal language.

Book Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan.

Global & Domestic Food Outlook: Global and U.S. wheat stocks. The cornerstones of food security face shrinking levels.

Economics Outside the Box: Missoula Urban Demonstration Project - practical applications for building community wealth.

Peter Puffin & Freddie Frog: Inside back cover, talking about food and reminiscing about bygone farmers and farmland.