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2 hrs ago | The London Free Press

Imagination runs wild

Singer-songwriter and ukulele ace Marty Kolls knows where the Grickle Grass festival grows - the London Children's Museum.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Fri May 24, 2013

Examiner.com

How to eat locally in the cold

Living here in Southern California, it's sometimes easy to forget that getting locally grown food, year round, may not always be that easy for some people.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Agriculture, Science

The Waterloo Region Record

Small vegetable garden a safety hazard, bylaw officer says

When Mike Purvis of Century Hill Drive saw Michelle Obama was growing vegetables at the White House he decided to follow suit and strike a small blow for the local-food movement and sustainable living.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Life, Food, Vegetables, Canada,

Examiner.com

Hartford joins anti-GMO food revolution in March Against Monsanto

Hartford will be joining more than 300 cities around the world in hosting a food revolution through protests and informational activities to take a stand against biotech giant, Monsanto, on Saturday, May 25.

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Related Topix: Law, Healthcare Law, Life, Food, Connecticut, Connecticut Government, US News, US Senate, Bernard Sanders, US Politics, Democrat, Debbie Stabenow, Agriculture, Science

The New York Times

Diner's Journal Blog: What We're Reading

Bon AppA©tit : Patrick Dempsey, the actor best known for his role as McDreamy in "Grey's Anatomy," is now in the coffee business.

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Related Topix: Grey's Anatomy, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Patrick Dempsey, Life, Food, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Science / Technology, Space

Cornish Guardian

Unitary authority urged to work with parish councils

The deputy leader of Cornwall Council has said it is "crucial" to end any bad blood that marked the relationship between the unitary authority and town and parish councils over devolution of services.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Thu May 23, 2013

Barnstable Patriot

"Have your yard and eat it, too"

ORCHESTRATING A DIFFERENT KIND OF GARDEN Dave Scandurra of Edible Landscapes, in Barnstable, seems to be conducting the elements in one of his spiral gardens.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Life, Food, Vegetables

GPB.org

Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii

The June issue of The Oprah Magazine includes an article with details on Oprah Winfrey's new farm in Hawaii.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Kosciusko, MS, Vegetables

Northwest Florida Daily News

Farmers hope for the best as they plant peanuts, soybeans, cotton

Shannon Nicholson wiped his brow as he jumped off his tractor one recent afternoon.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Rick Scott, US Governors, Okaloosa County, FL, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Weather, Life, Food

Worcester News

look cabinet revealed at County Hall

Councillors' Lucy Hodgson and Sheila Blagg have accepted vacant positions on the nine-seat body, earning promotions through the Tory ranks.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Worcestershire County, England, United Kingdom,

The Hook

Garden to plate: L'etoile wants your food Comments

For the third season, L'etoile on West Main Street is asking for the stuff in your garden.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Home Gardening, Home, Charlottesville, VA

Agri Marketing

U Of Illinois Announces Good Agricultural Practices Webinar Series

U OF ILLINOIS ANNOUNCES GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES WEBINAR SERIES May 22, 2013 Source: University of Illinois news release A Good Agricultural Practices webinar series will be offered by University of Illinois Extension on Mondays, July 1, 8, 15, and 22, from 6 to 8 p.m., featuring a variety of topics on safe food production.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Vegetables

Wed May 22, 2013

The Willits News

State could bar local produce at schools or businesses

The Mendocino County agricultural commissioner, the director of environmental health, and the food policy council invite local farmers, retail food buyers, and local food advocates to the second round of public meetings on June 4 to give input into the design and development of an "approved source" program for Mendocino County.

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Related Topix: Mendocino County, CA, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food

Seattle

Bainbridge Island Gets an Art Museum

Creatively focused, eco-obsessed, possessing an urban sensibility and locavore leanings, beautiful without being braggy-the new Bainbridge Island Museum of Art might well be considered the embodiment of the island community itself.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Downtown (Seattle, WA), University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

WYFF-TV Greenville

Greenville activists to join international protest Saturday

An international protest against agricultural biotech giant Monsanto is planned in Greenville, along with similar marches in 33 countries on six different continents, including events in more than 250 U.S. cities.

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Related Topix: Greenville, SC, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food

WTVF Nashville

W.Va.'s local-food movement a model for Appalachia

With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food.

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Related Topix: Appalachia, VA, Life, Food, Agriculture, Science

Tue May 21, 2013

The Telluride Watch

EcoAction Partners and Telluride Grown to Unveil Aquaponics Growing Systems During Mountainfilm

TELLURIDE With a growing season of fewer than 90 days, the high alpine community of Telluride may not seem like the ideal locale for successful food production.

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Related Topix: Telluride, CO, Life, Agriculture, Science

ABC News

Cooking local food on a budget

Local food consultant and chef Alison Drover says despite common misconceptions, eating locally doesn't mean eating expensively.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Buffalo.com

'Good, clean, fair': Slow Food Buffalo Niagara helps pull slingshot

This may be oversimplified, but I equate the issues within America's food industry as a David vs.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Slow Food, Buffalo, NY, Agriculture, Science

Mon May 20, 2013

Ann Arbor.com

Michigan distilleries gaining momentum thanks to craft cocktail movement

The Last Word co-owners Paul Drennan, Adam Lowenstein, Robben Schulz, Justin Herrick, stand behind the bar filled with specialty drink mixers.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Life, Food, Beer, Drink, Entertainment