Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet

Diet for a Small Planet was my go-to college cookbook and amino acids text. Frankie Lappe was ahead of the curve not only on vegetarian cooking but also the link between food and the planet's health; climate researchers confirm her observations here on unsustainable food production. Imagining the bird that produced 14-oz. Costco chicken breasts draws me back to Lappe's dietary and planetary views.

I would love to be part of one of these courageous groups, who fight for the health and quality of life and a fair economy. Since it is now almost 18 years since this book was written, if feel the need to "catch up" on these group in Francis Moore Lappe's later books. So I have still a lot to read. However, I think that activism should come first. Sitting at home reading doesn't get much done.

takes a look at how we live in some of the poorest areas, how and why this matters.