{"product_id":"9781629633169","title":"Other Avenues Are Possible: Legacy of the People's Food System of the San Francisco Bay Area","description":"Other Avenues Are Possible offers a vivid account of the dramatic rise and fall of the San Francisco People's Food System of the 1970s. Weaving 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. Integral 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. Other Avenues Are Possible 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.","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134855332080,"sku":"9781629633169","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781629633169_p0.jpg?v=1763869365","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781629633169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}