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15 hrs ago | Hometown Life

Family yaks it up on Salem farm

With big cities in every direction, a herd of Tibetan yak grazing off Currie Road in Salem Township may create an unexpected picture.

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Related Topix: Salem, MI, Plymouth Township, MI, Life, Food, Agriculture, Science, South Lyon, MI

21 hrs ago | Buteman Today

Head to Mount Stuart for eatBute 2013

A fun- filled weekend of family entertainment is in store at Mount Stuart this holiday weekend at the 2013 eatBute festival.

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Related Topix: Life, Seafood

Yesterday | Dan's Papers

East Hampton Farmers Market Opens Friday

After a very successful seventh season, the East Hampton Farmers Market will launch its eighth season on Friday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and run during this time - rain or shine - every Friday through August 30.A farm stand in the heart of East Hampton, the farmers market provides residents with a source of locally grown or produced fresh ... (more)

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Related Topix: East Hampton, NY, Life, Food, Dining, Agriculture, Science, Vegetables

Yesterday | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

'Foodies' spark reawakening of Grange in California

Jeanette York, left, holds the stencil that members of the California Food Literacy Center ironed onto T-shirts last week in Sacramento.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, California, Sacramento, CA, Activism

Wed May 22, 2013

7x7

Three Bay Area Makers Are Using Their Noodles

Photo by Annie Martin. Ramen may be having a renaissance, but it a isn't the only noodle in town-there's a revolution simmering in artisan Italian pasta too.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Christian Science Monitor

The Other Side of the Tiber

Standing in a police station in late '60s Rome, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi waited for a clerk to decide her fate.

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Related Topix: Europe, Italy, World News, Life, Food,

Monterey County Herald

Mike Hale: Happy Girl Kitchen takes it slow

Carlo Petrini does not tick the pop culture meter. Folks atop bar stools do not toss around his name much because the modern world moves too fast to concern itself with someone who lives life in the slow lane.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Italian Cuisine, Travel, Rome, Italy Travel, Europe Travel, Italy Travel, Vegetables

Patch.com

La Grange Woman on Quest to Turn Lawns into Miniature Farms

Where once there was grass, beds of bare earth speckle Cheryl Vargas' yard. But soon an abundant harvest of blueberries, cucumbers and kale will spring from the soil.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home, Agriculture, Science

Tue May 21, 2013

SeacoastOnline

Riverdale Garage to become restaurant in Newmarket

Hopestill Garage will open in early August in Newmarket in the space that was Riverdale Garage, which rises on the hill above the Lamprey River falls and right across the street from the riverside mill buildings.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Newmarket, NH, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Portsmouth, NH

Knoxville News Sentinel

Cooking classes, upcoming

Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike, will host a 6:30 p.m. seating and a 7:45 p.m. seating for its Friday, May 31 balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil tasting event.

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Related Topix: Dining, Life, Food, Chocolate, Home Gardening, Home, Sports

MoCo Loco

Manual Coffeemaker by Craighton Berman

Slow food, slow money, slow coffee: taking time to appreciate process is by design in the prototype MANUAL Coffeemaker by Craighton Berman , a single cup pour-over device that positions itself as a freestanding appliance rather than an accessory.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Buffalo.com

'Good, clean, fair': Slow Food Buffalo Niagara helps pull slingshot

This may be oversimplified, but I equate the issues within America's food industry as a David vs.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Local Food, Buffalo, NY, Agriculture, Science

Mon May 20, 2013

Inter Press Service

Environmentalists See Seeds as Key to Agricultural Reform

Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmental activist, presents plants to schoolchildren as part of the campaign "Gardens of Hope". Credit: Silvia Giannelli/IPS - As the global agricultural sector is faced with ever-greater challenges, the question of how to reform and improve the sector is a controversial and difficult one.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food

Sat May 18, 2013

Mountain Xpress

UNC Asheville donates office space to FEAST

The nonprofit FEAST, an offshoot of Slow Food Asheville, has a new home at UNC Asheville.

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Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Life, Food

Tablehopper

Pete Mulvihill on Spring Vegetables

Don't forget: the books mentioned below are available at 20 percent off for tablehopper readers for two weeks following this mention at Green Apple Books - simply use the code "tablehopper" at checkout for your discount.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home, Recipes, Vegetarian

Asheville Citizen-Times

Pea shoots, root veggies join greens' abundance

This guide to Asheville-area tailgate markets is supplied by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.

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Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Life, Food, Jackson County, NC

Fri May 17, 2013

San Jose Mercury News

Travel guide: Ways for locavores to improvise on the road

Sarah Elton is a regular at the farmers market near her home in Toronto. She religiously checks labels and menus to make sure her food hasn't traveled far before arriving on her plate.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Local Food, Blog News, Travel

Thu May 16, 2013

SeacoastOnline

Black Trumpet owners to open second restaurant

Hopestill Garage will open in early August in Newmarket in the space that was Riverdale Garage, which rises on the hill above the Lamprey River falls and right across the street from the riverside mill buildings.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Newmarket, NH, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Portsmouth, NH

The Millions (A Blog about Books)

Up Shit Creek, Sans Paddle: On David Waltner-Toews's The Origin of Feces

When you flush the toilet, do you know where your shit goes? Sure, in most cities, it flows into the main sewer system until it reaches a waste-water treatment plant somewhere on the outskirts of town.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Agriculture, Science

The Advocate

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The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo has become one of New Orleans' favorite free festivals since it kicked off in 2006.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Life, Food