From a distance, Berkeley lawyer Janelle Orsi thought she saw a lemonade stand.

As she biked closer, “lemonade” turned into “ soup.” A woman sat in front of her house with jars of her home cooking.

1)What are your overall thoughts about the Festival of Grassroots Economics?

I thought it was an excellently organized event--there were diverse speakers on each panel, representatives from local farms, non-profit art and media centers, as well as plenty of free information to align your radical politics with your daily life experience. — Sarah Brown, attendee