Honest hope has an edge. It's messy. It requires that we let go of all pat answers, all preconceived formulas, all confidence that our sailing will be smooth. It's not a resting point. Honest hope is movement.

Approaches to growing food that align with nature changed human relationships.

much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.).

Beauty is created by fellow human beings, and enhanced because they are in relationship with each other.

Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.

What we do in the book my daughter Anna and I wrote, Hope's Edge, is to give people a glimpse of food as a source of nourishment, health, and community, rather than a threat. That means reconnecting with food as it comes from the Earth and with those who produce food.

Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked.