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This Texas Nonprofit is Helping Low-Income Families Eat More Fruits and Vegetables | Civil Eats
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"Brighter Bites has distributed over 8 million pounds of produce to more than 20,000 families, and nearly 75% of them say the lifestyle change has stuck."
Target Just Funded a Handful of Groups at the Heart of the Food Movement
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"Target, the mega-retailer known for its low-wage jobs, just invested in a handful of high-profile food organizations." #foodnews
Decisions, Decisions
In light of the new GMO labeling bill, how will companies choose to communicate with consumers? Here are my thoughts: http://www.i-on-food.com/blog/decisions-decisions.
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ChristieGallegos Read, read, read those labels
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sugardetoxme Wow. Good stuff. Being able to see that on a label makes a difference. We vote with our forks three times a day! (Well, more if we include snacking) đ
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garv Yep. We should know what goes into our system. On the flip side , this could be the proverbial Pandora's box !
Behind The Plate with favorite farmer @olivettefarm !
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"Justin Aiello is the Farm Manager at Olivette Farm, a biodiverse, organic vegetable farm located just north of downtown Asheville, North Carolina. His journey to farming has taken some twists and ...
9 Affordable Superfoods - mindbodygreen.com
mindbodygreen.com
"Superfoods don't need to be expensive or exoticâyou may already have some of these in your fridge right now."
Leaders of Color Discuss Structural Racism and White Privilege in the Food System | Civil Eats
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Such an important read and something I've been thinking a lot about. Equity in our food system starts with equity in the movement and these are the leaders of that charge.
France's Favorite Grocery Store Only Sells Frozen Food. Surprised? You Shouldn't Be.
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"France seems like a food loverâs paradise, filled with open markets brimming with the seasonâs freshest fruits and vegetables. But when I moved to Paris in 2008, everyone was whispering about anot...
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Brianne This is so fascinating! I always advocate for freezing things and also buying frozen unadulterated fruits and vegetables frozen because you end up wasting less. But I wasn't expecting this in...
Discovered this patch of purslane growing wild in my parent's backyard in upstate NY. Does anyone have a good recipe for this stuff?
Purslane can be used as a salad green, sautéed like spinach and probably many other ways I have yet to discover.
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sugardetoxme Never can go wrong in a salad but notice @DigInn is doing a cold salad with cantaloupe and purslane
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JenniferEmilson Love it in salad!
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LezEngel Thanks for the tips @sugardetoxme and @JenniferEmilson! Big fan of @diginn so I'll have to check out their take on purslane. Sounds delicious.
Almond milk benefits
* Helps weight management
* Keeps your heart healthy
* Keeps your skin glowing
* Keeps your bones strong
* Keeps digestion in check
* Does not contain lactose
* It is easy to make đ
* Keeps your heart healthy
* Keeps your skin glowing
* Keeps your bones strong
* Keeps digestion in check
* Does not contain lactose
* It is easy to make đ
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avitalsebbag Hey MaureenS , I make my own I know what's in it âš
This is what happens when you DON'T have a backyard: You grow 500 plants in your apartment. đđ
modernfarmer.com
Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to Modern Farmer and Aliza for the piece.
"I think that the only way I've really been able to survive in New York is by surrounding myself with plants,â says Summer Rayne Oakes, who lives ...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Amazing!!! đ
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gingerandchorizo So inspiring for anyone with no green fingers like myself!! So much to learn!
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WellnessintheSchools We love this feature on you, Summer! Inspired by your innovation and determination in urban indoor farming and rooting for your collection to grow (sorry, we had to!)