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New Pasture Rules Issued for Organic Dairy Producers
by By WILLIAM NEUMAN
12 Feb 2010 at 10:00pm
The ruling was cheered by many in the organic industry who said it could force some larger dairies to change how they operate.
For Some, ?Kosher? Equals Pure
by By KIM SEVERSON
12 Jan 2010 at 10:00pm
In an era of heightened concern over food contamination, allergies and the provenance of ingredients, the market for kosher food among non-Jews is setting records.
Reviving New York State?s Grain Belt
by By FLORENCE FABRICANT
5 Jan 2010 at 10:00pm
The grain belt in upstate New York is now being revived and expanded, with specialty grains ground locally into flours and meals.
Farm-to-Table Cuisine in a Homey Package
by By STEPHANIE LYNESS
5 Dec 2009 at 10:00pm
Local produce, prepared in a plain manner that defines ?homemade,? is offered at a place that should not remain undiscovered.
Dutch Cooperative Blurs Food Prejudices
by By FRANK BROWNING
16 Nov 2009 at 10:00pm
In a Europe where conservative attitudes to farming are entrenched and hostility to genetically modified crops is sometimes obsessive, Food Valley is different.
NYT > Local Food
Excerpted from ?If It?s Fresh and Local, Is It Always Greener?? by Andrew Martin, The New York Times, Dec. 9, 2007. The entire article appears below, in the Highlights section.
Unless you have been stuck in the processed-food aisles of your local grocery store for the last couple of years, you have probably noticed that local food is all the rage.
Union Square in Manhattan may offer one of the most popular farmers? markets, but Des Moines isn?t far behind, and top restaurants and college campuses are now demanding local food on the plate.
Books and magazines about local food are selling big, too.
Barbara Kingsolver ate locally produced food on her Virginia farm and wrote a best-selling book about it. So did Michael Pollan, who bagged a wild pig and grubbed for mushrooms in Northern California in a quest for the perfect meal (and readers).
The local food, or locavore, movement has so much momentum that some of the food glitterati have declared that such food is better than organic.
But now comes a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis, who have started asking provocative questions about the carbon footprint of food. Those questions threaten to undermine some of the feel-good locavore story line, not to mention my weekend forays for produce. (A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact of human activities on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced.)
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While the research is not yet complete, Tom Tomich, director of the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, said the fact that something is local doesn?t necessarily mean that it is better, environmentally speaking.
The distance that food travels from farm to plate is certainly important, he says, but so is how food is packaged, how it is grown, how it is processed and how it is transported to market.
Consider strawberries. If mass producers of strawberries ship their product to Chicago by truck, the fuel cost of transporting each carton of strawberries is relatively small, since it is tucked into the back along with thousands of others.
But if a farmer sells his strawberries at local farmers? markets in California, he ferries a much smaller amount by pickup truck to each individual market. Which one is better for the environment?
Mr. Tomich said a strawberry distributor did the math on the back of an envelope and concluded that the Chicago-bound berries used less energy for transport. Maybe. Regardless, the story raises valid questions.
An Iowa State University study in 2003 found that most produce travels about 1,500 miles before it arrives in Iowa homes. But as the strawberry story suggests, some of it creates higher amounts of greenhouse gases than others. Transporting food by container ship or rail is relatively energy efficient. Shipping it by air or a 25-year-old pickup is not.
Certainly, there are many reasons for eating local food ? from supporting local farmers to a desire for fresher, potentially tastier food. The research in California, however, offers the prospect of a more nuanced debate on eating a low-carbon diet.
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A Balance Between the Factory and the Local Farm
by By DAMON DARLIN
13 Feb 2010 at 10:00pm
Local food sourcing may be desirable, but as a practical matter it is hard for it to feed the who...
Reviving New York State?s Grain Belt
by By FLORENCE FABRICANT
5 Jan 2010 at 10:00pm
The grain belt in upstate New York is now being revived and expanded, with specialty grains groun...
Rare Breeds, Frozen in Time
by By BARRY ESTABROOK
5 Jan 2010 at 10:00pm
A group in Rhode Island has created a fertility bank for heritage livestock, freezing embryos in ...
To Feed the Hungry, Keep the Can, Open a Wallet
by By SUSAN DOMINUS
11 Dec 2009 at 10:00pm
As uncharitable as it may sound, the annual holiday food drives, and the canned goods they bring ...
In Birthplace of Local Food, Fish Imports Take Over the Menu
by By KATHERINE ELLISON
10 Dec 2009 at 10:00pm
Tadich Grill, San Francisco?s oldest seafood restaurant, now serves farmed salmon flown in from S...
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Workout Winner: Chad Clauser, 30, of Bethlehem (The Morning Call)
8 Mar 2010 at 7:16am
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Walk Kansas begins Sunday (The Hays Daily News)
3 Mar 2010 at 11:29am
A successful program in the past, Walk Kansas will kick off in Ellis County again Sunday. The sta...
County could move to four days a week (Austin Daily Herald)
3 Mar 2010 at 6:17am
Mower County may become a pilot project to have county buildings open four days a week instead of...
What Would Make Immigration Reform Real Reform? (New America Media)
3 Mar 2010 at 1:13am
NAM interviews the movers and shakers of the immigration movement on what they want to see as par...
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Recipe: SideDoor Avocado Mash - OCRegister
10 Mar 2010 at 7:33pm
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Recipe: SideDoor Avocado Mash
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Recipe: SideDoor Beet Salad - OCRegister
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Recipe: SideDoor Beet Salad
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Small changes add up to healthier eating - CTV.ca
10 Mar 2010 at 7:32pm
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Small changes add up to healthier eating
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Gradual changes can help pack more nutrition into f...
IRCTC recruits 36 students - Express Buzz
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IRCTC recruits 36 students
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CDC says genital herpes is still a 'serious health threat' - CNN International
10 Mar 2010 at 7:30pm
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Put CSA fruits and veggies to good use (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
10 Mar 2010 at 10:33am
New to community-supported agriculture? Here are tips to make sure your local bounty doesn't go t...
Justice: Baylor's Griner deserves a second chance (Houston Chronicle)
4 Mar 2010 at 11:44pm
19-year-old Brittney Griner did what a lot of other competitive people would have done. She got t...
Deer Consumer Products, Inc. Announces Record 2009 Financial Results, Anticip...
2 Mar 2010 at 5:36am
in 2008. Significant revenue increase was attributed to strong organic sales growth in core produ...
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2 Mar 2010 at 4:00am
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1 Mar 2010 at 4:55am
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Onions cries off as Broad faces late test - CITY A.M.
10 Mar 2010 at 6:58pm
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Cop classes go beyond against-the-wall frisking - Chicago Tribune
10 Mar 2010 at 6:57pm
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Telecom magnate Carlos Slim is 'world's richest' person: Forbes (The Times of...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:51pm
Mexico's Carlos Slim, the son of an immigrant shopkeeper who amassed a $53.5 billion fortune and ...
Why chocolate is better for you than blueberries and low-fat food won't help ...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:47pm
Blueberries are known as a superfood, due to their high level of anti-oxidants (molecules thought...
Colorado Rockies Team Report (USA Today)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:38pm
Closer Huston Street, who converted 35 of 37 save opportunities last year, is dealing with inflam...
Tokyo waffles as Okinawa anti-base resolve strengthens (Japan Update)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:37pm
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his key cabinet ministers are stirring more local anger with co...
Burning for victory (Juice)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:33pm
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Williams makes plea for patience at Croker (Irish Examiner)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:47pm
MARTYN WILLIAMS believes patience will be critical when Wales aim to ambush Ireland?s Triple Crow...
Gatland proud to have worked with O?Driscoll (Irish Examiner)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:46pm
WALES coach Warren Gatland has paid a glowing tribute to Ireland cap centurion Brian O?Driscoll a...
Market flat mid-morning as investors absorb job figures (thewest.com.au)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:46pm
The Australian stock market was flat mid-morning, reversing early gains as market players absorbe...
Deutsche Bank hires Kees Hoving as Regional Head of Trade Finance and Cash Ma...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:45pm
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Shares flat at noon on jobs data (Herald Sun)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:31pm
THE share market was flat at noon, reversing early gains as market players absorbed the latest se...
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Gov. Manchin: State Board of Education Must Lead to Improve Standards (WSAZ N...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:58pm
Gov. Joe Manchin made some bold statements when he showed up at a Department of Education meeting...
Various Foods Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Proteins (HVP) Recalled by Basi...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:55pm
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/en...
Salty, sweet: study says fat is the sixth "taste" (China Daily)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:50pm
SYDNEY - People sensitive to the taste of fat tend to eat less of it and are less likely to be ov...
Food Recall (KIDK TV Idaho Falls)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:49pm
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered a recall of food products containing a flavoring kno...
Scientists identify microRNA as possible cause of chemotherapy resistance (Eu...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:48pm
Scientists may have uncovered a mechanism for resistance to paclitaxel in ovarian cancer, microRN...
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WHAT'S IT ABOUT: I'M LOVIN' IT? RIGHT? - TVNZ
10 Mar 2010 at 5:56pm
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Strange bedfellows were made when weight watchers got i...
Ads Serve Up "Eat Lean For Less" Messages - PerishableNews (press release)
10 Mar 2010 at 2:56pm
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Ads Serve Up "Eat Lean For Less" Messages
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS - Creswell Chronicle
10 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm
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Creswell's Skinny Minnie Weight Watchers will meet from ...
Calendar of events - Russellville Courier
10 Mar 2010 at 1:28pm
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Weighing up the obesity epidemic - New Zealand Doctor Online (blog)
10 Mar 2010 at 12:31pm
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Caracortado, Sidney?s Candy showdown on for San Felipe (Thoroughbred Times)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:09pm
A pair of three-year-olds who delivered eye-opening victories during President?s Day weekend in F...
La Jolla Country Day's Torreys win girls basketball title (La Jolla Light)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:15pm
Ariana Elegado advances the ball against Bishop's. Photo: Andy Hayt D-IV crown is LJCD's ninth ti...
Streak ends for La Jolla High in boys basketball (La Jolla Light)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:00pm
Max Greenberg takes the ball down the court. Photos by Anna Scipione La Jolla High School fell ju...
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10 Mar 2010 at 8:19am
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Customer Management Institute...
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New YMCA builds excitement (The Martha's Vineyard Times)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:45pm
The buzz in the air was almost electric Saturday morning, at the nearly completed YMCA building o...
Gearing up for a ride (El Dorado Times)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:14pm
Teams are beginning to gear up for the seventh annual "Great Escape" bicycle tour, which will be ...
Construction worker in critical condition after fall in White Bear Lake (Pion...
10 Mar 2010 at 5:59pm
A construction worker who fell about 18 feet off scaffolding at a YMCA in White Bear Lake Wednesd...
Mill Creek YMCA now has twice the room to play (Everett Herald)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:45pm
The renovated and renamed Mill Creek Family YMCA is open, with a new pool, lobby, locker rooms an...
The Misfits: Swimming pool lanes etiquette (Washington Post)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:24pm
Appropriately clad in a Speedo, swim cap and nose plugs, Bob Axelrod told me a story.
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Paralympic torch in Vancouver as excitement builds ahead of Games - Metro Can...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:57pm
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10 Mar 2010 at 6:57pm
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10 Mar 2010 at 6:52pm
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Handling pace a key in State's game against Clemson (WRAL Sports Fan)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
The Tigers want to play up tempo against N.C. State - on both ends of the court.
Long Beach Firefighters Association, LA County Democratic Club announce endor...
10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
Two politically important groups have announced their endorsements in Long Beach's April 13 elect...
HI Collaborates with INNOPHILIA for 3D User Interface Software Technology for...
10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
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Tim Tuttle: Lack of exposure, big names cloud IndyCar picture in 2010 (Sports...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:59pm
Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti are the only Americans confirmed to drive the full season in th...
Red Light Cameras Cost City, Not Bringing In Big Bucks (KKTV 11 Colorado Spri...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:58pm
A program some critics call wasteful may not be working out as expected in one southern Colorado ...
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Hiking with your hound (Orange County Register)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
Are you looking for an after work workout for you and your dog?The Upper Back Bay Nature Preserve...
Sydney house prices tipped to push higher (Sydney Morning Herald)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:37pm
Property prices in Sydney?s inner and middle rings could rise by up to 10 per cent this year, the...
Attack on aid group in Pakistan kills six (USA Today)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:37pm
Suspected militants attacked a U.S.-based Christian aid group in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesd...
Families get calls from three American hikers imprisoned in Iran (San Jose Me...
10 Mar 2010 at 6:37pm
Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer, 27, and Josh Fattal, 27, were arrested July 31 in Iran while hikin...
Court blocks Hustler from getting slain coed photos (The Augusta Chronicle)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:36pm
A DeKalb County Superior Court judge this afternoon issued a temporary restraining order that bar...
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Day Around the Bay (SFist)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:01pm
Photo by Jay Barmann/SFist What will it take to save mid-market? [ SF Appeal , Curbed ] Assistant...
Happy trails to you! (Orangeville Citizen)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:40pm
Ihave always been a supporter of the current Orangeville Council. I see it as a mature, experienc...
Boulder included in rollout of Google Maps' biking directions (Colorado Daily)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:26pm
Google Maps now has a feature that will give bike-specific directions for cyclists in 150 U.S. ci...
Leaf Creek Trail study presented in Amity Twp. (The Southern Berks News)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:01pm
The Leaf Creek Trail, Douglassville, which has been 10 years in the making, was well received by ...
Google debuts bicycle route mapping feature (Sun-Sentinel)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:57pm
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Adding an hour (Orangeville Citizen)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:48pm
Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, a week before the sun crosses the Tropic of Capricorn on i...
Mill Creek YMCA now has twice the room to play (Everett Herald)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:44pm
The renovated and renamed Mill Creek Family YMCA is open, with a new pool, lobby, locker rooms an...
Can?t take the heat: Kelly Young on exiting Masterchef NZ (Yahoo!Xtra via Yah...
10 Mar 2010 at 5:37pm
A ?nightmare? in the kitchen led to Kelly Young becoming the fourth contestant eliminated from ?M...
Simon Carr: When Cameron gets angry, you know it's war (Independent)
10 Mar 2010 at 5:16pm
Riotous scenes in the House! It was like watching an aquarium of drunken monkeys doing aerobics. ...
Harmon Leon: Christian Gospel Aerobics: Makes Me Want To Get Down And Pray! (...
10 Mar 2010 at 3:27pm
Thank bloody-Jesus-on-a-cross I came across Michelle LeMay's video of hot babes in short-shorts d...
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PlayStation Move Games Include LBP, SOCOM 4, Move Party, More (1up.com)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:58pm
In addition to Sports Champions (which, let's be honest, may as well be called "PS3 Sports," but ...
Tennis: Molik through, Dokic out (sportal.com.au)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:57pm
Australian Alicia Molik has progressed to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Well...
Usain Bolt in class of his own (Belfast Telegraph)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:56pm
Usain Bolt has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for the second year in succession, ...
Usain Bolt, Serena Williams win Laureus Awards (Chambersburg Public Opinion)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:56pm
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates?Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, an...
Plainview girls claim tennis victory (The Times-Journal)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:55pm
Plainview swept the six singles matches Monday and defeated host Scottsboro 8-1 in girls? high sc...
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Men's College Basketball: Last-second 3-pointer sends Jackets home (Rapid Cit...
10 Mar 2010 at 7:01pm
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. ? Black Hills State was able to overcome Luke Enos fouling out on Wednesday, b...
Hunter says black Latino players are 'impostors' (YourWestValley.com)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:01pm
PHOENIX (AP) ? Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Lat...
Wingfield neighborhood to finally get its new park (Daily Sparks Tribune)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:01pm
SPARKS ? Nestled in a neighborhood in Wingfield Springs, residents can expect a new neighborhood ...
Handling pace a key in State's game against Clemson (WRAL Sports Fan)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
The Tigers want to play up tempo against N.C. State - on both ends of the court.
Hunter walks back 'impostors' tag for black Latinos (Sports Illustrated)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
PHOENIX (AP) -- Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward La...
