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Papaya Hermaphrodites Sought By Farmers, Researchers

LA Times | Jodi S. Cohen | Posted 11.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Papaya Sex Changes, Male Papayas, Papaya Gender, Agriculture, Ray Ming, University of Illinois, Hermaphroditic Papayas, Female Papayas, Papayas, National Science Foundation, Nsf, Fruit, Farmers, Food, Hermaphrodite Papayas, Reasearch, Fruit Gender, Green News

Papayas, it turns out, have not just one but three sexes: male, female and hermaphrodite. The third produces the yummy fruit, but the male and females...

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10,000 Trees Registered for Community Fruit Exchange

Carole Carson | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Community, Affordable Food, Food, Local Produce, Fruit, Neighborhoods, Family, Green News
Carole Carson

Imagine a community where fresh, seasonal, affordable, local fruit is easily accessible to everyone--from low-income families to fancy foodies. Instea...

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Make Your Own Hard Cider

Daniel Shumski | Posted 09.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Drinks, Hard Cider, Cider, Fruit, Recipes, Alcohol, Food, Apples, Apple Cider, Recipe, Organic Food, Distilling, Brewing, Fermentation, Style News
Daniel Shumski

Any idiot can do this. Because, really, I'm nothing if not any idiot.

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How To Can And Preserve For Winter (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Home Cooking, Canning, Organic Food, Fruit, Summer, Veggies, Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Canned Veggies, Diy Green, Eating Healthy, Peaches, Basil, Farmers Market, Farm, Tomatoes, Green Living, Food, Green News

Farm-fresh fruits and veggies make the summer scrumptious. So keep the summer flavors coming all winter with these delicious canning videos. Make sure...

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Fruit Water - Can I or Can I Not?

Stefan Aschan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Workout, Fruit, Water, Stefan Aschan, Fuitwater, Drinking Water, Hydration, Dehydration, Drinking, Living News
Stefan Aschan

Walk into any supermarket and you will be bombarded with the smarter, better, or life changing water. You walk down the ale and then you don't know what makes sense.

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5 Habits Of Healthy People You Can Have Too

Tara Stiles | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Tara Stiles, Healthy Living, Analysis, Yoga, Drink Water, Meditate, Fruit, Vegetables, Meditation, Wellness, Healthy Habits, Living News
Tara Stiles

We all want the secrets to health and vitality. We can buy bottles, creams, and whatever else is advertised to us, but ultimately anything sustainabl...

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What Do Don Draper and American Food Have In Common?

Zachary Adam Cohen | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Mad Men, Sustainable Agriculture, Television, Mind.Body.Soul, Fruit, Culture, Wholefoods, Organic Food, Food Politics, Farmers Markets, Fresh Food, Green News
Zachary Adam Cohen

I want lettuce that is dirty from the fields. I want leeks that are sandy; apples that are crisp and occasionally misshapen. I want my eggs fresh, from pastured hens, with a loose feather inside of the box.

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How to Make Peach Doughnuts

Daniel Shumski | Posted 09.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Breakfast, Recipe, Dessert, Peach Doughnuts, Fruit, Recipes, Food, Donuts, Peach Donuts, Peach Donut Recipe, Chicago News
Daniel Shumski

At this point you have some kickass peach jam, which would be fantastic on waffles or pancakes, or as a stir-in for plain yogurt. But I wanted yeast-risen, jelly doughnuts.

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Avocado Tree Bears Fruit After 19 Years

AP | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Avocado, Fruit, Wellness, Health, Avocado Tree, Nature, Living News

HOUMA, La. — After 19 years just looking pretty, the avocado tree near Geneva Moore's house trailer is bearing fruit. "It's got a bunch of them,...

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Cherry-Infused Vodka

Daniel Shumski | Posted 08.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Infused Vodka, Fruit, Recipes, Food, Infused Vodka Recipe, Cherry Vodka, Chicago News
Daniel Shumski

I stopped halfway through my pitting and reached for two pint jars from the cabinet. One, I filled with sour cherries. The other I filled with sweet cherries. Both I filled with vodka.

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NY Food Drought: People Share Their Stories, Discuss Where To Get Produce

Gotham Gazette | Courtney Gross | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Fruit and Vegetable Stores Nyc, Huffpost Eyes and Ears, Ny Citizen Journalism, Food, Fruit, Produce in NY, New York Food Drought, Vegetables Nyc, Gotham Gazette, Nyc Food, Fruit Stands Nyc, Green Markets, Fruits Andvegetables, Nyc Produce, Manhattan Fruit Stands, New York News

Fruit stands are Manhattan's new hot dog vendor, minus the mustard and ketchup. Their street corner takeover has sparked some New Yorkers, like Upper...

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Andy Rooney Goes Fruit Shopping, Talks Local Food (VIDEO)

Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Andy Rooney Food Shopping, Andy Rooney Fruit Shopping, Andy Rooney, Andy Rooney Shops for Food, Fruit, Local Food, Fairway, Green News

Andy Rooney, the infamous curmudgeon, leaves his 60 Minutes desk to go fruit shopping at Fairway, in Manhattan. He scoffs at all of the fruit from Cal...

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The 12 Healthiest Foods On Earth

Forbes | Posted 08.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Food, Diets, Berries, Food, Fruit, Health Food, Living News

What is the best diet for human beings? Vegetarian? Vegan? High-protein? Low-fat? Dairy-Free?...

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Badger Gets Drunk Off Cherries And Disrupts Traffic In Germany

Yahoo! News | 2 Hrs 25 Mins Ago | Posted 08.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Cherry, Fruit, Cute-Animal, Cherries, Germany, Badger, Cute Animal, Cute Animals, Cute Animal Pictures, Animals, Badger Gets Drunk on Cherries, Green News

A badger in Germany got so drunk on over-ripe cherries it staggered into the middle of a road and refused to budge, police said Wednesday....

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Pushing Produce into Urban Food Deserts

Wendy Gordon | Posted 08.01.2009 | Local

Read More: Simplesteps, Fruit, Vegetables, Supermarkets, Underserved Neighborhoods, Diabetes, Obesity, Whole Grains, Lowfat, Nutritional Foods, Smartercities, Food Deserts, Local News
Wendy Gordon

New York City has approved 1,000 new mobile food carts for neighborhoods in the five boroughs that have long been isolated from traditional supermarkets, grocery stores and farmers' markets.

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STUDY: Eating More Fruits And Veggies Can Increase Mens' Sperm Counts

Rodale News | Emily Main | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Vegetarian, Fruit, Health, Vegan, Vegetables, Reproductive Health, Men's Health, Diet, Sperm, Living News

Real men eat lettuce, or at least they should. Lettuce and other types of high-antioxidant fruits and vegetables have been found to improve sperm qual...

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Trading Backyard Bounty: Foraging For Fruit Gains Popularity

nytimes.com | Kim Severson | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Sharing, Independent Farmers, Organic Gardening, Fruit, Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Produce, Neighbors, Gardening, Giving, Fallen Fruit, The Giving Life, Living News

It was just another day of urban fruit foraging for Ms. Wadud, one of a growing number of people who looked around their cities, saw trees full of fru...

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My Taliban Fruit Man

Jane Barowitz | Posted 06.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Taliban, Wall Street, Fruit, Afghanistan, New York City, New York, Pakistan, Living News
Jane Barowitz

He moved a little closer to me and bent toward my ear. "I am Taliban," the fruit guy whispered.

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A Recipe For Longevity: 33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth

David H. Murdock | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Vegetarian, Fruit, Personal Health, Nutrition, Vegetables, Fitness, Food, Diet, Wellness, Aging, Longevity, Dole, Table, Aging Well, Dole Nutrition Institute, Healthiest Foods on Earth, Healthiest Foods, How Much for Longevity, Living News
David H. Murdock

Is it possible to live to 125 or maybe 150? It's certainly a possibility! My secret: large quantities of fruit and vegetables, plus an hour of daily exercise.

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Food Forward Shares Low Hanging Fruit...and then Some

Rick Nahmias | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: San Fernando Valley, Food Forward, Los Angeles, Community Organizer, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Living News
Rick Nahmias

Myself and a growing corps of Angelinos venture out weekly to glean people's excess fruit and donate 100% of it to local food pantries.

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Want Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies? Tell Them to Eat Their Barack-O-lli and It Just Might Work!

Donna Fish | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Picky Eaters, President's Popularity, Childhood Nutrition, Barack Obama, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Youth Vote, Parenting Tips, Children, Parenting, Healthy Eating Habits, Kids and Healthy Eating, Mothers, New York City, Obama Youth Voters, Vitamins, Fruit, Obama Youth Vote, Kids, Vegetables, Food, Minerals, Moms, Parenting Advice, Living News
Donna Fish

Console yourself that you're amongst the millions of other parents who can't get their kids to eat vegetables. I haven't heard of one case of scurvy reported lately, have you?

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The Giving Garden

Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Helping the Needy, Children, Sustainable Food, Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Community, Obama Service, Mlk, Mlk Day Service Day, Call to Service, Obama Call to Service, Giving Back to the Community, University of Washington Tacoma, Obama Canvassing, Farms, Volunteering, Kids, Service, Giving Back, Vegetables, Financial Crisis, Community Organizing, Poor, Gardening, Teaching, Learning, Volunteering for Obama, Farming, Community Service, Low-Income, Economic Crisis, War, Martin Luther King Jr., Science, Washington State, Barack Obama, MLK Day of Service, Harvesting, Helping the Poor, Tacoma, Organic Food, Martin Luther King, Fruit, Homelessness, Environment, Food, Sustainability, Mlk Day Community Service, Japanese, Donations, Gardens, Canvassing, Living News
Bridget Mason and Kayomi Wada

Judging by the almost 80 volunteers who came out to build a garden in Downtown Tacoma, I would have to say there are a lot of Americans out there just waiting for an opportunity to give back!

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Becoming the Essential Green You! A Resolution To Live By

Deirdre Imus | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Vegetables, Living News, Pregnancy, Healthy Eating, Food, Red Meat and Cancer, Health, Green, Grocery Shopping, Organic Food, Healthy Eating Habits, Diet, Fruit, Meat, Vegetarian, Green Living, Mercury, Whole Grains, Vegetarianism, Organic, Going Green, Diets, Obesity, Dieting, Living News
Deirdre Imus

In the past, the presumption was that if it's on the store shelves, it must be safe. But in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Need proof? Cigarettes are sold everywhere.

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Five Reasons Why Preserving Summer Fruits Like Grandma Is Green

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Food, Fruit, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Environment, Food, Canada, Diy, Treehugger, Health, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

I say we need a revolution -- one where people spend less time at shopping malls, and more in the kitchen.

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Apple "Fries" Versus Frosting Shot: Which is the Better Invention?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 07.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Fruit, Delicious, Invention, Dessert, Frosting, Food, Apples, Fries, Obesity, Shot, Sugar, Business News
Leslie Goldman

Which is better? Taking my favorite dessert, distilling it down to the very essence of its being and serving it in a shot glass, or a mass-produced fast food snack that gets children psyched about eating fruit?

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