“Our heavily meat-centered culture is at the very heart of our waste of the earth's productivity.” HeartEarthCultureFoodWasteResourcesProductivityMeat Book:Diet for a Small Planet Source: Diet for a Small Planet
“Because we are living in a culture increasingly dominated by fear where many feel blocked.” FeelsCultureBlocked Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Little wonder that it can seem unthinkable to say "no, thanks" to the modern-day equivalent of our tribe - our fear-driven culture.” LittlesSeemsCultureWonderModernDrivenThanksTribesUnthinkableModern Day Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Breaking with the pack may be exactly what we should be doing. Saying "no" to the dominant culture that is trapping us in destructive ways of living might be the most life-serving thing we can do.” WayShouldMayMightCultureCan DoDestructiveServingPacksDominantSaying NoDominant Culture Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“Many families participate in the Community Supported Agriculture movement, which allows a family to buy shares in a farmer's produce so that they know where their food is coming from, and they can take their families out and see the farm and meet the farmer. That movement has helped create a new culture around food.” KnowsCultureCommunityShareMovementProduceFarmsFarmersAgricultureNew Cultures Author:Frances Moore Lappé
“What we see today is a world movement represented by the World Social Forum, involving all sorts of interactions across cultures, not to create some new "ism," but to learn as we walk and to create more democratic forms of social organization that re-embed economic life in community.” WorldTodayFormCultureSocialCommunityWalksEconomicMovementOrganizationDemocraticInteractionInvolvingIsmsForumsSocial Organization Author:Frances Moore Lappé