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The 100 foot diet

Jul 10th, 2008 by Patti | 1

We’ve heard it: pesticides bad, organic good.
That’s a big part part of eating well.
But there’s another part that has been getting some attention…
Eat Local.
The benefits to eating local are reducing your carbon footprint and perhaps eating food that you’re physically/evolutionarily more adapted to. For instance corn has been a huge part of the [...]

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Empty urban lot – blight or oasis?

Jul 10th, 2008 by Patti | 0

An article ran in the BBC about an organization in Detroit called Urban Farming.
They have a simple idea: turn urban wasteland – unused land – into free vegetable gardens. Engage neighbors in growing their own food. They eat MUCH better, they learn about food, they take pride in their effort and their neighborhood, they teach [...]

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