Martin Diffley

1973: The Year of the Pheonix

1973: The Year of the Pheonix

While the 1960s are generally thought of as the political awakening of the Baby Boomer generation, the 1970s weren’t exactly a historical snooze.  Many of the people who started the Twin Cities food co-ops had been involved in 60s activism, and they continued this work, either within the co-ops or alongside them.  But organic and local were not the powerhouse bywords then that they are today...