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Local Dirt Helps You Find Locally Grown Food by Chelsea B. Posted Mon 10 May 2010 6:09pm Local Dirt Helps You Find Locally Grown Food » Whether you’re new to the idea of buying local or you’re a seasoned vet looking for a new market to try Read on »

Great Article From New York Times on Organic and Locally Grown Foods by Parker Health Solutions .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 26 Mar 2009 3:44pm This is a great article that really highlights the delimmas we face and the hope there is to change the way the vast majority of people thinks about food and how our food... and natural foods show here, munching on fair-trade chocolate and sipping organic wine, a few dozen pioneers of the industry sneaked off to an out-of-the-way conference room. Although Read on »

Join a CSA for Delicious Organic, Locally Grown Food by Diane Patient Expert

Posted Thu 04 Mar 2010 9:56am for the duration of the season. CSAs typically include vegetables, but may also include fruit, flowers, eggs, or dairy products. Why participate in a CSA? Eating food grown close... If you're looking for delicious natural, organic food, consider signing up for a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. CSAs are a great way to enjoy fresh Read on »

Farm Fresh Delivery: Organic, locally grown foods delivered to my door by Jennette F. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 Jan 2010 6:05am door, fresh, organic produce that has been grown locally. There are similar services offered across the country, so I'd recommend that you search Google to see if there is one... directly to my door? Organic foods are supposed to taste better anyway, and I'd be supporting local farmers, so I can feel good about it. The real tipping point though Read on »

Farm Fresh Delivery: Organic, locally grown foods delivered to my door by Jennette F. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 04 Jan 2010 1:05am door, fresh, organic produce that has been grown locally. There are similar services offered across the country, so I’d recommend that you search Google to see if there is one... door? Organic foods are supposed to taste better anyway, and I’d be supporting local farmers, so I can feel good about it. The real tipping point though was the home delivery Read on »

Finally! Locally Grown Organic Food - Super Qi! by Kristen S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 5:31pm Eating organic food is important - we all know that. Eating locally grown organic food is even WAY BETTER! For years, I've longed to taste fresh, organic produce grown... bite, I was quite moved in an emotional way. I was so proud and excited to be participating in something that is so important - supporting a local farmer, tasting food grown Read on »

Reduce Your Food Miles (And Kilometers, Too) by Green Thinkers Posted Fri 10 Oct 2008 1:59pm FoodMiles.us and FoodKM.com are two new twinned sites that allow consumers to type in their zip or postal code for a list of farmers and shops selling locally grown food... by connecting consumers with the people that grow, produce, retail or serve healthy locally grown food. We can’t argue with that one. Start searching now! Read on »

Local Foods Update for September by Ruth K. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:13pm of peddlers who resell wholesale produce that may have been shipped across the continent. The quality of this produce is often substandard and it is definitely not locally grown food. It is important to ask vendors if they are local farmers selling food they have grown themselves. Next weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving, the celebration of our local harvests. I have Read on »

Top 10 Eco-Reasons to Buy Local Food by Sally Kneidel Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Jun 2009 12:24am Here are the top 10 reasons to buy locally grown food. Buying local helps not only the environment, but also our health and the welfare of laborers. 1. Richard Pirog of Iowa State University calculates that the average produce travels 1,500 miles in 3 days to reach his state. Farther than that if you're on the East Coast. 2. Locally grown Read on »

FDA Announces Letter to Industry on Marketing of Animal Food Substances as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by FDA Posted Fri 15 Oct 2010 10:10am October 15, 2010 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the availability of a letter to suppliers of animal food ingredients and manufacturers of animal food. The letter explains the legal framework for marketing a substance as Generally Recognized As Safe, or GRAS, for use in animal food. As FDA explains Read on »