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We’ll be running our usual News Feed tomorrow but couldn’t resist posting a little roundup for those of you who are following the likely connection between CAFOs and “swine flu” (now dubbed H1N1).
A US export? The Humane Society points to CDC documentation of similar flu bugs first identified over 10 years ago in North Carolina.
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Hope to see those of you in the NYC area at Saturday’s Brooklyn Food Conference!

The conference aims to create a solid foundation for the food movement in Brooklyn in order to advocate for Food Democracy locally and globally. In the words of its mission statement, the conference “will bring together a uniquely broad and diverse [...]

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Last Monday, as I boarded a commercial flight, I sneezed. I had sneezed in the car on the way to the airport, and I would sneeze more throughout the day. On my way to the W.K Kellogg Foundation’s Food & Society conference, a gathering of nearly 600 “good food” advocates, and excited about the trip, [...]

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Today’s Healthy Monday tip: What you need to know about Swine Flu.
With forty cases of Swine Flu infection identified to date in the United States it is important to be aware and informed in order to protect yourself and your family. Swine Flu is spread from person to person through coughing [...]

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Want to mitigate climate change, reduce green house gasses and protect endangered song birds, pollinators and the native grasslands they inhabit? Support local grass-fed beef!
Okay, so the logic behind raising or eating beef as a means to reduce greenhouse gasses sounds flawed. Meat-eaters can get a lot of flack and finger-wagging for contributing to [...]

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