Eat Local

	Staying Power Tips for Keeping Your Summer Produce Fresh Longer Naturally grown fruits and veggies plucked fresh from the field are packed with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. But whether or not these nutrients stay around long enough to nourish us depends on how they’re treated during their journey to our table.
	Backyard Chickens The People’s Choice for Fresh Healthy Eggs Raising chickens offers plenty to crow about: fresh, healthy eggs; increased self-sufficiency; and humane treatment for these easy-to-care-for feathered friends.
	Top Green Eating Tips Eco-Food Basics There are many ways to select your meals in a way that helps our environment.
	School Lunch Program A Prime Opportunity to Serve Up Improvements Our education system has traditionally held that reading, math, science and English classes form basic building blocks for success. But what lessons are our children learning daily in their school cafeteria? Good food advocates would like to see mandatory funding for Farm to School programs.
	Sustainable Home Cooking Ten Reasons to Take Back the Plate There are many incentives to making healthy home-cooked meals using sustainable, local food.
	America’s Growing Food Revolution An Insider’s Guide to Sustainable Choices We’re waking up to the need to make eco-wise choices about the food we grow and eat. But, is it better to buy local, organic or natural? Is shopping at a farmers’ market more green? Here’s a comprehensive insider’s guide to sustainable choices.

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