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The Hidden Costs Of Fast Food

Will Allen | Posted 05.14.2012

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Only 2% of Americans fish or farm for a living today--down from nearly half of Americans a century ago--and hundreds of thousands of small farmers have been pushed off of their land. Most of us do not know how to provide for ourselves on the most basic level.

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7 Consequences Of Fast Food

Will Allen | Posted 05.14.2012

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Only 2% of Americans fish or farm for a living today--down from nearly half of Americans a century ago--and hundreds of thousands of small farmers have been pushed off of their land. Most of us do not know how to provide for ourselves on the most basic level.

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Earth Day: Asheville Leads America's Greenest Dining Destinations (VIDEO)

Jeff Biggers | Posted 04.20.2012

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A unique collaboration between the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute (BRSI) and the Asheville Independent Restaurant (AIR) Association places North Carolina's mountain town into the front ranks of "America's Greenest Dining Destinations."

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"I Am a Dumpster Diver, and I Eat Trash"

The Daily Collegian | Posted 04.11.2012

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When you jump all the way into a dumpster, you start thinking about what other people would think if they saw you standing ankle-deep in garbage bags. But I'm already sure that I'm going to try my hand at dumpster diving again.

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Holding Hands to Surround the White House: Environmental Leaders Speaking at Green Festival L.A. Urge Action

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 01.05.2012

This Sunday, people will have the chance to hold hands surrounding the White House, and to ask President Obama to live up to his campaign promise to "end the tyranny of oil," by saying no to Tar Sands.

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Bad Food Is Making Our Kids Sick (and How to Take Charge)

Ann Cooper | Posted 07.03.2011

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Bad food is making us and our kids sick. Our food supplies are privately owned by giant corporations, with the profits taking precedence over the very health of our children. It's time to take control.

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PHOTOS: Dining On The Farm -- 7 Incredible Farmside Restaurants

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

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As summer comes to a close, what better way to celebrate its end than to dine at a farm. Honor summer's bounty by eating a tomato that has been picked...

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PHOTOS: The Heaviest Potato,The Most Expensive Truffle And 7 Other Record-Breaking Vegetables

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

In the age of genetically modified foods, we here at HuffPost Green find it refreshing to celebrate nature's vegetable anomalies. For the world's heav...

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7 Food Groups That Will Help Boost Your Mood

dumblittleman.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Vitamins, Vitamin D, Fish, Food, Mood, Winter Blues, Whole Grains, Tea, Green Food, Healthy Living News

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is no laughing matter because these dark-gray-rainy days have a huge impact on your mood and energy level. The good ...

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Top Ten Undiscovered Cities For Local Food (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

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We here at HuffPost Green were so inspired by our readers' response to our 10 Best US Cities for Local Food piece that we decided to host another roun...

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Do We Even Know How to Grow Food Anymore?

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 11.17.2011

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We have completely changed the systems by which we provide ourselves with food, but we have hardly changed the systems of societal organization in response to this.

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10 Best US Cities For Local Food (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig/Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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We here at HuffPost Green think the local food movement is a thriving and exciting part of the discussion about sustainability. After researching the ...

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Where are the Conservatives in the Local, Sustainable Movement?

Zachary Adam Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservatives value small businesses over corporations because they keep people empowered. The local and sustainable food movement elevates small farmers, artisans and restaurateurs, almost to a heroic level.

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Speed, Greed, and Sustainability

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the rest of the world goes through resources at an unprecedented rate and people starve in gigantic numbers, people on the Hawaiian Islands are beginning to do things differently.

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Going Old School: Amish Gadgets For The Modern Kitchen

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Call me frugal, but in a time of shady economics, it's kind of nice to know that you don't need another outlet to make waffles.

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The Localvore Conceit

Time Out Chicago | David Tamarkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Spurred by last year's successful event of the same name, Green City Market is now in the midst of its second Localvore Challenge--a call to Chicagoan...

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Slow Food Movement: How To Eat "Slowly"

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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With 85,000 members in 132 countries according to its website, Slow Food International is a grassroots project created in response to the fast food mo...

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Save Money and the Environment: Cool Off Your Food this Summer

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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We can use summer to consider how much better locally grown foods are, not only in taste and price, but because they help to cool the planet. Change can taste delicious.

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