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Burlington, VT: The Intervale
The Intervale is fertile valley located a stone’s throw from downtown Burlington. It’s home to a dozen small, community-oriented organic farms and an armload of food system development programs. The Intervale Center coordinates it all – their many programs are definitely worth a gander.
Sugar High: drinking your donuts
This site lists the 20 most harmful beverages America has to offer using the photo of the offending beverage alongside some other food/drink of equal sugar content. Bet you’ll think twice about that Snapple Antioxidant water next time you’re thirsty!
Ignatieff commits to Canada’s First National Food Policy
KING TOWNSHIP, ON – Following a tour of Holland Acres farm, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff committed to helping Canadians eat healthier, home-grown food through a new National Food Policy based on healthy eating, safe food, sustainable farm incomes, environmental farmland stewardship and international leadership.
POLLAN’S “FOOD RULES”
MICHAEL POLLAN’S new book, “FOOD RULES: AN EATER’S MANUAL” might be the pocket guide we need to help us navigate the muddling marketing messages out there. It builds on the lessons from his best-selling book, “In Defense of Food,” providing a simple, sensible, memorable, and easy-to-use set of rules for eating wisely.
Is Walmart going “good”?
IS WALMART GOING ‘GOOD’? This article flies in the face of what so many Walmart-dissidents like me have said over the years. Are large, industrial superstores like Walmart poised to make a positive change to our food system? Check out the Atlantic Monthly Magazine article, “The Great Grocery Smackdown” to add a dash of controversy [...]
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