{"product_id":"other-avenues-are-possible-legacy-of-the-peoples-food-system-of-the-san-francisco-bay-area-9781629632322","title":"Other Avenues Are Possible: Legacy of the People's Food System of the San Francisco Bay Area","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 \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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629632322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723257639093,"sku":"9781629632322","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_904f6856-07e0-4281-8c5d-b172748c2c14.jpg?v=1729007266","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/other-avenues-are-possible-legacy-of-the-peoples-food-system-of-the-san-francisco-bay-area-9781629632322","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}