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Five fall foods that fight cancer

 Posted by on October 25, 2012
Oct 252012
 
Five fall foods that fight cancer

Fall is a delicious time to eat seasonal foods, and not just the comfort carbs of Thanksgiving, but the many fruits and vegetables that are harvested at this time in the Northern hemisphere. These foods can boost the health quotient of your autumn feast and provide snacks that keep the sugar monster at bay.

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Oct 242012
 
Proposition 37, the biggest reason to vote for it

Graphic artist Rosemary Pant sent over her take on the California Right to Know campaign last week, and I’m posting a portion of it below. Ms. Pant described herself as a person who “knew little to nothing” about Prop. 37, the campaign to label genetically modified foods.

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The original Farm to Fork road show

 Posted by on October 22, 2012
Oct 222012
 
The original Farm to Fork road show

WASHINGTON — Farm to Table refers to a movement promoting locally grown food which has been gaining traction in recent years. But not many people know that, before the movement was launched, a touring group was bringing “table to farm” to connect consumers to where their food comes from. It’s still doing that. One culinary adventure also honors local farmers.

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Texans opposed to an oil pipeline?

 Posted by on October 18, 2012
Oct 182012
 
Texans opposed to an oil pipeline?

A major standoff over the Keystone XL pipeline in unlikely East Texas is becoming more than just a nuisance to pipeline operator TransCanada, as protesters have repeatedly stood in the path of clearing crews and occupied a tree village aimed as slowing progress on the project.

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