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Lentil recipe from Science in the Kitchen, published 1892. Adventist missionaries to Japan and China brought home techniques for making meat replacements, such as gluten and tofu. They perfected these techniques in hospitals, schools, and…

Lentil recipe from Science in the Kitchen, published 1892. Adventist missionaries to Japan and China brought home techniques for making meat replacements, such as gluten and tofu. They perfected these techniques in hospitals, schools, and…

This image depicts a cover of Science in the Kitchen, an 1892 publication by the Adventist Church teaching its adherents how to prepare healthy foods.

Poster graphic shows two cartoon scenes set in a butcher shop, one "without rationing" and one "with rationing." In the former, a woman is offered a single pork chop, while another customer leaves the shop laden with packages. In the latter, both…

In response to Wendell Berry’s speech at Spokane Expo ’74, a group of activists formed the Tilth Association in 1974. Their main purpose was to promote organic agriculture—a style of working with the land that would be more sustainable in the long…

Concerns about sustainable food and farming had an impact on practices in the Pacific Northwest. Here, participants at a natural farming workshop in Arlington, WA, gather for a group photograph. 1980. Tilth collection, Cage 602, box 5, folder 180

A woman sharpens a scythe at a natural farming workshop where attendees learned to use the tool for harvesting. 1980. Photograph by George Ballis

In 1974, Spokane organized the first World’s Fair with a focus on environmental issues. Activist and author Wendell Berry appeared at the Agriculture for a Small Planet Symposium held at Gonzaga University. There, he spoke in favor of small,…