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Discusses the efforts of the Connecticut-based Holcomb community supported agriculture farm to provide produce for the poor as of 2005. Role of the shareholders of the farm in the efforts; Support given by the government to the farm; Benefits of the efforts to the people involved.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Emphasis on political and economic relationships of the U.S. food system; Discussion on people's history of the U.S.; Reports on Tim Robbins's new film, "The Cradle Will Rock."

The article offers information on the arguments regarding healthy food production and distribution and the works of the food policy council in the U.S. in asserting the country's food system. It states that the council has been collaborating with the public and private partners to advocate successfully for increased state funding for farmers markets and the Farmers Market Nutrition Program. In Portland, the council has been working with the region's planning commission to encourage the inclusion of food access, affordable food, and the viability of state agriculture.

An excerpt from the report "Healthy Food Healthy Communities: A Decade of Community Food Projects in Action," which was published by the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) in 2007 is presented.

The article reports on the launch of the new food policy called Seeking Balance in U.S. Farm and Food Policy by various organizations. The main aim of the document is to correct the imbalances of the existing farm and food policies in the country. Seeking Balance's policy stresses the reduction of hunger and obesity rates while developing enterprises in farm and rural communities. The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) said that what food and farm policies offer are out of balance.

The article discusses about the Farm and Food Policy Project (FFPP), a new public policy campaign developed by the Community Food Security Coalition and its partners in the U.S. According to the author the FFPP is one of the largest and most distinct partnerships ever forged to deal on fundamental change in the way that food and farm policy influences the U.S.'s food system. The four major groups of the FFPP are also mentioned.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues such as "River of No Return" by Daniel Person on Washington's Duwamish River, "A pimp in the family" by Jonathan Thompson on financial services and "What the president can do right now for conservation. "

The article discusses the partnership between the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) and the Community Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) to build stronger communities. It cites the Community Food Security Empowerment Act framed the argument for community-based solutions to the country's food, nutrition and agricultural problems. Moreover, the federal grant program to promote community food security has gained the most traction in the U.S. Congress.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "The Making of a 21st-Century Landscape," which focused on landscape architecture; "An American Transplant," which discussed the differences between gardening in California and gardening in New England; "Poverty's Palette," which presented a photographic essay on Depression-era America; Others.