{"product_id":"other-avenues-are-possible-9781629632322","title":"Other Avenues Are Possible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOther Avenues Are Possible\u003c\/em\u003e offers a vivid account of the dramatic rise and fall of the San Francisco People’s Food System of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving new interviews, historical research, and the author’s personal story as a longstanding co-op member, the book captures the excitement of a growing radical social movement along with the struggles, heartbreaking defeats, and eventual resurgence of today’s thriving network of Bay Area cooperatives, the greatest concentration of co-ops anywhere in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntegral to the early natural foods movement, with a radical vision of “Food for People, Not for Profit,” the People’s Food System challenged agribusiness and supermarkets, and quickly grew into a powerful local network with nationwide influence before flaming out, often in dramatic fashion. \u003cem\u003eOther Avenues Are Possible\u003c\/em\u003e documents how food co-ops sprouted from grassroots organizations with a growing political awareness of global environmental dilapidation and unequal distribution of healthy foods to proactively serve their local communities. The book explores both the surviving businesses and a new network of support organizations that is currently expanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286859264251,"sku":"9781629632322","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781629632322.jpg?v=1772485555","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/other-avenues-are-possible-9781629632322","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}