{"product_id":"other-avenues-are-possible-legacy-of-the-peoples-food-system-of-the-san-francisco-bay-area-paperback","title":"Other Avenues Are Possible: Legacy of the People's Food System of the San Francisco Bay Area - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShanta Nimbark Sacharoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShanta Nimbark Sacharoff\u003c\/b\u003e migrated from a small village in India to New York, eventually settling in San Francisco, where she felt at home with the foodcentric and co-op-friendly atmosphere. Shanta has been involved in the cooperative movement for more than three decades and works at Other Avenues, a worker-owned food co-op from the \"new wave\" co-op era of the 1970s. Shanta is a writer and contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eIndia Currents\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning magazine. She also writes for various newsletters of the Bay Area's co-op organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166221930631,"sku":"9781629632322","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/36f2a64feb504931cd358327faa3e395.webp?v=1733319299","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/other-avenues-are-possible-legacy-of-the-peoples-food-system-of-the-san-francisco-bay-area-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}