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The Eat Well Guide has partnered with the Presbyterian Hunger Program and their agrarian road trip to help them find good food along the way to the US Social Forum! They will begin their journey in Louisville, Kentucky and arrive in Detroit, well-fed, having made lots of sustainable stops along the way. Check out the Eat Well Guide map tracking their events and offering up suggestions of farmers markets, farmers, CSAs, restaurants and more to find sustainable food in every city! Read on for more from the Presbyterian Hunger Program about their trip…

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With the help of neighborhood volunteers who signed on when they saw her beginning to remove the rubble, Masha first carted off tons of debris. Once the land was cleared, she rescued six chickens about to be slaughtered and two cats about to be put down at the neighboring shelter. The chickens are there to eat the weeds and produce excellent compost. The cats are there for fun. The cats and chickens get along just fine.)

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Though it isn’t looking good, if the California proposal is rejected, it could have a large impact, possibly moving up the next scheduled federal review of Methyl Iodide, now slated for 2013. It could even help lead to a federal ban.

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Rhubarb is a plant that holds memories of grandma and it was always my grandmother Winkie’s first homemade pie every spring. She had patches of the stalky green growing out behind the big grey house where she would pick it and transform it into the mysterious creation cooling on the windowsill. It was the adult dessert at the table with its twangy flavor and surreal pink hue. Forget the strawberries; she was a purist and there would be no corruption of the unique rhubarb flavor.

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While the sustainable production of biofuels may be possible under rigorous best practices and limited production scenarios, it’s impossible for biofuels to live up to broad energy independence and economic revitalization goals without causing serious environmental problems. The rational behind touting biofuels as a silver bullet solution – farm lobbying and subsidy largesse aside – is one of “petroleum replacement.”

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