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77What to Do if You Drop Food On the Floor
As children we had this figured out; dropping food on the floor was never a problem because we ate it anyway. My cousin tells me that in his part of the city, all children lived by the five second rule - 'if...
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71Farmers Market Shopping Tips
Farmers markets are popping up everywhere...parking lots, malls, community centers, and shopping centers. What's the big attraction? Find out what it's all about, and why people flock there every week. I've included suggestions on how to have a more "fruitful" shopping experience.
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73Buy Fresh Produce at the Local Farmers Market
With the increasing numbers of farmers markets across the country, the best place to buy fresh produce is from local farmers markets. Buying fresh produce from farmers benefits the economy and your health because local farmers have the freshest produce.
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60Analyzing Farmers Markets Through the Lenses of Locality and Region
A weekend farmers' market in session. Photo courtesy mediaboytodd via Flickr Although farmers' markets have a rich and long history, the "new age" of farmers' markets really took shape in the northeastern...
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55I Grew Up a Localvore
I don't ever remember not having fresh vegetables from my own garden, my neighbors or from family and friends. I know it is all the rage to buy and consume local products now, but it always has been in our...
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67Small Steps to Going "Green"
These days not "going green" is almost a thing of the past. In most circles, not being aware of the current state of our environment or what you can do to help it qualifies you as being "not cool",...
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63Getting the Most from a Farmers' Market
It is possible to eat healthier while supporting local agriculture by purchasing fresh produce from a farmers’ market. You may be pleasantly surprised to know that local farmers' markets are generally less...
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52Eating Like a Localvore
Yes, I said "localvore". Don't be surprised if you've not heard the term before, it's a fairly new concept born out of the current trend of environmental friendliness. A greener way of eating.
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57Eating Local for the rest of us
A locavore is someone who eats food grown or produced locally. The locavore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to produce their own food, with the argument that fresh, local...
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66Confessions of a Non-Seafood Eating Cajun
I hate seafood! There, I've said it. I don't like the taste, texture, or smell of seafood. It makes my stomach turn. The only seafood I can mange to eat, without my gag reflex kicking in, is tuna fish, fried...
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