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From the Nations
Heartland: Milk
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Table of Contents
March/April 2008
Cover Story
From the Nations Heartland: A Window Into the Future of Milk: Francis and Susan Thicke from Radiance Dairy offer a window into the future of milk.
Feature Stories
Pigs and Bees: Asking too much of our pigs and bees leads to unsustainability and health risks by Michael Pollan.
Homeless People Achieve Victory: How teaching culinary arts to the homeless brings out the indomitable human spirit by Zachary Lyons.
Food Idea for Every Community: How the Portland Fruit Tree Project birngs people together within Nature' cycles by Susan Clark.
Free to Say "rBGH Free": Tackling the controversy by Debra Eschmeyer.
Nebraska Food Cooperative: A new generation food cooperative.
A Vision From Down Under: School kitchen gardens go national in Australia.
Respecting Future Generations: We must save resources for future generations to keep our end of the bargain by John Ikerd.
The Secret Life of Soils (Part II of III): A deeper journey into what is underneath our feet by Willl Newman II.
GMO Sugar Beets Slated for Planting: The risks and controversy by Jeffrey Smith.
BriarPatch Co-op: Leading the Way: A food co-op that raises the bar by Susan Gisin.
Money In Gardening: L.B. Pierce takes us back to 1895.
Choosing Food Preservation Methods: Looking at all the considerations by Elizabeth Andress.
Ethanol Debacle: Ethanol takes far more energy to produce than it returns by David Pimentel.
Ethanol vs Food: Following the trail from ethanol to global food insecurity and hunger by Lester Brown.
Food Idea for Every Community: The Portland Fruit Tree Project brings people together within nature’s cycles by Susan Clark.
Glimpse At the Nation's Infrastructure: Opening up to the possibility of a new approach to economics.
In Each Issue
Grass-Roots Viewpoint: Food Shocks.
In The News: Happenings around the nation and the world.
Food Sleuth: Missouri Agricultural Conference: A real eye opener.
Sustainable Farmers Talk: Quotes from sustainable farmers.
Book Review: Closing the Food Gap by Mark Winne.
Domestic Food Outlook: Amber Waves of Grain.
Economics Outside the Box: The role of finance in food and farming.
Peter Puffin & Freddie Frog: Coordinating the left hand with the right hand.