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    Visit 100 Mile Diet: Local Eating for Global Change 100 Mile Diet: Local Eating for Global Change

    http://100milediet.org/

    When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically traveled at least 1,500 miles from farm to plate. This site tells you how to reduce that distance to 100 miles.

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    Visit Food Works Food Works

    http://cookingupastory.com/show/food-works/

    The youth participating in this program are so inspirational. As a result of growing food for their community, they grow themselves. Food Works provides opportunities to young people to make a difference in their communities. The youth comes from… More

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    Visit Another argument for Local « Social Innovation Projects Another argument for Local « Social Innovation Projects

    http://campaignprojects.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/another-argument-for-local/

    for food purists, “local” is the new “organic,” the new ideal that promises healthier bodies and a healthier planet. Many chefs, food writers and politically minded eaters are outraged that “Big Organic” firms now use the same industrial-size farm… More

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    Visit Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: Part 3 Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: Part 3

    http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/06/17/ken-meter-building-a-local-food-economy-part-3/

    This final installment, Ken Meter expresses optimism for the future of local food economies, but a healthy respect for the challenges that lie ahead. Interestingly, Ken Meter suggests we choose foods that are healthier for us to eat as a guide tow… More

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    Visit Yale Environment 360: Michael Pollan on What's Wrong with Environmentalism Yale Environment 360: Michael Pollan on What's Wrong with Environmentalism

    http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2031

    Pollan's got it all right. And I didn't know about the victory gardens. Wow.

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    Visit Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: part 2 (of 3) Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: part 2 (of 3)

    http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/06/10/ken-meter-building-a-local-food-economy-2/

    Building a local food economy also depends upon retaining local farms, and encouraging the development of new ones. In part 2, Ken Meter outlines the problem with the diminishing availability of affordable farmland. He also shares a couple of stor… More

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    Visit Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: Part 1 Ken Meter: Building A Local Food Economy: Part 1

    http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/06/05/ken-meter-building-a-local-food-economy-part-1/

    As the pendulum has swung toward a globalized economy, more people are realizing the huge costs associated with the singular pursuit of maximizing profit, employing cheap labor, and ignoring environmental concerns. A shift is underway to promote s… More

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    Visit Sky Vegetables: A Brilliant Notion Sky Vegetables: A Brilliant Notion

    http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/24/sky-vegetables-a-brilliant-notion/

    2 college guys came up with this idea (and business plan!) to grow produce on the rooftops of grocery stores. Talk about a smaller footprint...no trucking of produce, no chemicals used to grow them, use recycled rainwater, and more cool concepts. … More

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    Visit VIDEO: The Grape Grower VIDEO: The Grape Grower

    http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/

    Lon Rombough, author of The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture shares his passion for plants and growing grapes; a lifetime of study and practice as a plant breeder and grower. He shares his unique story while pruning grape vines and fru… More

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    Visit Eat Well Guide Eat Well Guide

    http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?id=Home

    Find wholesome, fresh, sustainable food in the US and Canada.

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