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.

The good life is not about avoiding fear. Just the opposite.

There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could be the straw.

A life-long mission has been to counter the notion that political engagement is the spinach we must eat in order to have the dessert of freedom.

The good life may mean doing some things that do not feel comfortable. It may mean sitting long hours just with yourself as you begin to listen to your own questions. That was the reality for me when I was 27, and it was really terrifying.

Hope is a stance, not an assessment.

Hunger is a people-made phenomenon, so the central issue is power: the power of those who make the decisions about what is grown and who, or what, it's grown for.