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• H1N1 Flu and Pork Production Connection Raised By Jonathan Safran Foer

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  kevinhutchinsons Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The vaccine for the H1N1 virus has received quite a bit of attention lately, however, important questions remain unattended about the origins of the vicious strain and the likely possibility that it spread from unsanitary conditions on factory pig farms.  ...
  17 hours ago

• Local food: Winter squash

  
  Make Friends With Food — Authority: 114
  If you’re trying to break your sugar habit, but still crave sweet foods, you cant make a better choice than winter squash. It’s definitely sweet, but unlike processed foods made with refined sugar, winter squash brings plenty of nutrients to the table, especially beta carotene, which has been shown to help prevent ...
  1 day ago

• Proposal Pork Chops

  
  Going Local — Authority: 125
  Like many of us, I associate food with special times in my life. And there will never be a meal more memorable than the one I prepared sixteen years ago today on November 10,1993. It was a beautiful fall day and Robert, the man I had been dating for almost a year, was coming over to have dinner with me. ...
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• The best boureki on the web

  
  Organically cooked — Authority: 415
  Greek food blogging is highly competitive, or should I call it the Greek food blogosphere (depending on which one will get me more ratings): a day in the life of The Best Greek Food Blogger...Kalimera everybody, and what a kali mera it is! What about a morning pick-me-up? How about some Greek coffee and a koulouraki ...
  1 day ago

• On broilers, or, Thank you, chickens

  
  Dropstone Farms — Authority: 103
  So, we really dropped the ball on keeping everyone updated on the broiler chickens via the website. We really intended to, but it turned out that 150 chickens took up kind of a lot of time. So, here’s a retrospective of their lives … The chickens (affectionately known as nuggets) moved to pasture the last ...
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• UK Supermarkets Told to Green Up Their Act

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 721
  Photo credit: yisris via Flickr Organic food and the Slow Food Movement are big parts of the green food experience in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the supermarkets that help supply the movement are lagging behind, according to the government. The Read the full story on TreeHugger
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• No Impact Man Screening Spectacular

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  The shopping frenzy of the holiday season is approaching quickly, but fortunately The No Impact Man Screening Spectacular will offer the chance for us to examine the impact that holiday spending has on our lives and the planet, and hopefully we can find saner, more sustainable ways to celebrate.  You’re invited ...
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• Holiday Picks: Our Picks for a Locally Sourced Thanksgiving

  
  Things to Do in Philadelphia: uwishunu Philly — Authority: 562
  With these tips, preparing for Thanksgiving has never been easier (Clockwise from bottom left) By M. van Ogtrop, courtesy of 6abc, by M. McClellan and by R. Kennedy Halloween is now more than a week past, which means that Thanksgiving is going to be here in a blink a of the eye (November slides into double digits ...
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• Digest: Order your local turkey for Thanksgiving now

  
  foodperson.com — Authority: 108
  Kansans have raised turkeys for a long time, says the K-State Research & Extension News . If you act now, you can get one of those birds for your Thanksgiving feast. Among producers within shouting distance of Lawrence are: Clark Family Farm . They were taking orders on Saturday at the Lawrence Farmers Market ...
  2 days ago

• Green Holiday Gift Guide: The Foodie (Slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 721
  You dont have to be a die-hard chef to appreciate the aroma of a simmering pot of stew, a perfectly-crusted pie, or a flawless tomato fresh from the garden--so whether youre shopping for your just-married cousin or your brother with the finely-honed palate, our foodie guide has the kitchen gadgets, cookbooks, recipes, ...
  2 days ago

• Embracing Cooking and My Camera

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  I moved into a new apartment last weekend and with all the positive energy that comes from being in a new space I made a resolution to eat less processed food and to cook more.  It is SO easy to eat out here in New York City (and anywhere really) and all too often I get lazy and eat food that is processed and that I ...
  2 days ago

• You can grow lemons indoors!

  
  Eat Close To Home — Authority: 108
  Ok, I think I know what my winter project is…starting an indoor citrus orchard! http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/11/grow-your-own-citrus-meyer-lemons.html
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• Melbourne Community Farmers’ Markets: November

  
  Sustainable Melbourne — Authority: 125
  Source: Melbourne Community Farmers’ Markets
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• A Strange System: Food: Hard Travelin’ Blues

  
  Science & Soul — Authority: 106
  You walk through the aisles of your local supermarket.  Apples in June.  Watermelons in February.  Oranges in December.  Weird star fruit in….well I don’t actually know if star fruit have a picking season.  So how do we have these fruits and vegetables when it is not time for them to be picked. Most of our ...
  2 days ago

• Follow-Up to Last Post Concerning Weston A. Price

  
  Nature's Harmony Farm Blog — Authority: 113
  Thanks to everyone who commented on the prior post. I didnt mean for this thing to get out of hand. We only wanted to share an experience we had. We are absolutely not above criticism. We just believe in constructive criticism. Today I received a number of emails from other Weston A. Price chapter leaders who knew ...
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• Holes in the Food Chain

  
  Lyric Flight — Authority: 118
  I was repeatedly asked, in the months leading up to my move, what I was going to raise on my new farm.Each time I shrugged "Dont know yet." The issue, as I saw it, was layered. #1: I (still) dont know what crops my land will best grow #2: I dont know what the market opportunities are.Im beginning to understand #2 ...
  3 days ago

• Great Green Job of the Week: Accountant, Appalachian Sustainable Development

  
  Life within me — Authority: 137
  Appalachian Sustainable Development is seeking a full-time accountant in Abingdon, Virginia. Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) is a not-for-profit organization working in the Appalachian region of Virginia and Tennessee.  Formed in 1995, ASD focuses on developing healthy, diverse and ecologically sound ...
  3 days ago

• Letting the Perfect be the Enemy of the Good

  
  Nature's Harmony Farm Blog — Authority: 113
  We are not happy. We receive a fair number of unsolicited emails each week, and we are very fortunate that most of them are encouraging emails, thanking us for what we are doing.  Those emails really help keep us going during all the long days when there is never a day off.  Should we ever have a moment when we ...
  3 days ago

• Farmer Veteran Coalition: Tanks to Tractors

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  markpeates Flickr photostream/Creative Commons The Farmer Veteran Coalition is an amazing organization that provides U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with the resources, tools and mentorships to help them find employment in farming communities around the country. I was thrilled to hear about the ...
  3 days ago

• Is it Really Local?

  
  The Green Workplace — Authority: 413
  Weve heard a lot about greenwashing in the past ( false claims regarding the green-ness of a product, service, etc), but have you heard of localwashing? I ran across an article discussing how global corporations are now claiming to be local. I hadnt been thinking about this concept, but sadly, I wasnt ...
  4 days ago

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