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Food Politics

Ten Reasons to Buy Local Food

August 17, 2010

I found a great blog post on this, and thought I would share. I think that for many of us, this is obvious – but for others it means a complete shift in thinking. Please share your resources on this topic – I would love to collect them in one place! Check it out: Why [...]

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A momentary crisis of confidence.

May 11, 2010

I’ve been gardening for about 15 years now, but didn’t really have much of a kitchen garden until a couple of years ago.  Last year, my family moved into a new house with a blank slate for a yard, which gave me the opportunity to imagine all the possibilities and just how big my kitchen [...]

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Making it easy to buy local food: 8 resources you can use today

April 1, 2010

Looking  for resources to help make it easy to find and purchase local food at competitive prices? Check out these resources below to get started. You will be surprised at how easy it is. One thing I am planning is to split the cost of a membership with a neighbor. Check it out: Central VA [...]

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Small winter harvest pays off at the White House – inspiring us all

March 30, 2010

March 20 was the one-year anniversary of  the White House Kitchen Garden, and Mrs. Obama’s project continues inspire us all – as well as her campaign for health and fresh, local food. I recently read a post on the small winter  harvest from the garden – an amazing story of the garden that survived Snowmaggedon [...]

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Sugar, honey, sweet…

March 29, 2010

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been in the news a lot lately, including the not-so-surprising revelation just last week that it is worse for your health than plain old sugar. HFCS is bad stuff, make no mistake about it.  Research is showing that it has a number of detrimental affects on humans, including increasing [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: 10 things to do right now

March 26, 2010

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution movement has become the tipping point for regular Americans on food consciousness, health, and the impact that our food habits have on our children and communities. Starting with his food revolution in the UK, then the TED Prize, a series of fabulous books, and now a prime-time TV show on ABC [...]

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Can you lend a row?

March 18, 2010

The Local Food Hub is looking for a few good gardeners. Actually, make that a LOT of good gardeners. Join them in their efforts to provide fresh local fruits and veggies to those those in need. How? Just Plant a Row for the Hungry. All you have to do is plant those veggies — the [...]

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Check this out!

March 17, 2010

Interested in learning more about how to cook and eat locally AND do this on a budget? Then plan to attend Home for Dinner: Local Food Workshop, which is being offered by the City of Charlottesville this Saturday, March 20 from from 10 a. m. to 1 p.m. at Tonsler Rec Center. Call 970-3260 or [...]

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Are you a locavore?

March 8, 2010

locavore — n. A person who attempts to eat only foods grown locally. A hot topic these days is eating locally — instead of eating foods that were shipped from around the world, locavores seek out the local options.  Eating local food has a number of environmental benefits, not to mention the positive act of [...]

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A food rating system like this would help consumers make better choices

March 2, 2010

For regular people, making good food choices is a complex and confusing thing. With all of the noise about what to eat vs. what not to eat, buying organic vs. non-organic, local vs. non-local, it’s no wonder we have ended up in dire straights. Let’s face it, people are confused. Wouldn’t it be great if [...]

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