http://blog.festivore.com ...eat well, live long and enjoy life Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:51:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1 http://blog.festivore.com/2008/09/seven-arguments-against-local-real-food-%e2%80%a6-and-seven-answers/#comment-226 kate Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:27:14 +0000 http://blog.festivore.com/?p=30#comment-226 Interesting article, and good points. Regarding #3 the cost of locally grown food. There are two programs that help - a WIC program for farm market use. (Women, Infants and Children program is a nationwide government initiative that helps welfare mothers with preschoolers and while pregnant get food) The farm market coupons can only be used on farm markets). A new program being tested in Atlanta - when a welfare recipient presents a voucher, the market doubles the value. It is new this year, and more can be heard by listening to America's Home Grown Veggie Show for last Saturday. (www.radiosandysprings.com weekly shows, saturday). One of the markets that has just received the grant talks about it. Interesting article, and good points. Regarding #3 the cost of locally grown food.
There are two programs that help - a WIC program for farm market use. (Women, Infants and Children program is a nationwide government initiative that helps welfare mothers with preschoolers and while pregnant get food) The farm market coupons can only be used on farm markets).
A new program being tested in Atlanta - when a welfare recipient presents a voucher, the market doubles the value. It is new this year, and more can be heard by listening to America’s Home Grown Veggie Show for last Saturday. (www.radiosandysprings.com weekly shows, saturday). One of the markets that has just received the grant talks about it.

]]> http://blog.festivore.com/2008/09/seven-arguments-against-local-real-food-%e2%80%a6-and-seven-answers/#comment-111 cheritycall Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:01:46 +0000 http://blog.festivore.com/?p=30#comment-111 hy, Do something for help those hungry people in Africa and India, I made this blog about them: on http://tinyurl.com/65dptv hy, Do something for help those hungry people in Africa and India,
I made this blog about them:
on http://tinyurl.com/65dptv

]]> http://blog.festivore.com/2008/09/seven-arguments-against-local-real-food-%e2%80%a6-and-seven-answers/#comment-103 Mei Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:12:08 +0000 http://blog.festivore.com/?p=30#comment-103 I enjoyed your posting very much. On argument #7 I want to add that spending more on food is not necessary a bad thing if you consider the quality of the food you are getting. Eating well makes one healthy so spending more on it may reduce the medical cost in the long run, not to mention the happiness comes with it. I enjoyed your posting very much. On argument #7 I want to add that spending more on food is not necessary a bad thing if you consider the quality of the food you are getting. Eating well makes one healthy so spending more on it may reduce the medical cost in the long run, not to mention the happiness comes with it.

]]> http://blog.festivore.com/2008/09/seven-arguments-against-local-real-food-%e2%80%a6-and-seven-answers/#comment-69 The Local Beet: Chicago » Blog Archive » The Weekly Harvest Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:34:06 +0000 http://blog.festivore.com/?p=30#comment-69 [...] Seven Arguments Against Local, Real Food … and Seven Answers [Festivore.com] [...] […] Seven Arguments Against Local, Real Food … and Seven Answers [Festivore.com] […]

]]> http://blog.festivore.com/2008/07/on-mostly-local-food/#comment-5 Glad Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:17:01 +0000 http://blog.festivore.com/?p=24#comment-5 I love the new word for what I believe I am: a festivore. This topic interests me and I'm looking for places online to find out more and to network. I'll be back ... keep writing!! I love the new word for what I believe I am: a festivore. This topic interests me and I’m looking for places online to find out more and to network. I’ll be back … keep writing!!

]]> http://blog.festivore.com/2008/03/welcome/#comment-2 dean Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:36:10 +0000 http://www.festivore.com/blog/?p=1#comment-2 Portland, here we come. During the week of June 23rd we will be in Portland building the team that will sustain and evolve the festivore chapter serving Portland, Southwest Washington and most of Oregon. Portland has a tremendous farm-to-table community and a strong sustainability profile, so Portland festivore will have a deep well of restaurants and products to showcase. That means lots of healthy, fun, and sustainable choices for consumers... and it makes us so excited to launch our initiative to support this community. Portland, here we come. During the week of June 23rd we will be in Portland building the team that will sustain and evolve the festivore chapter serving Portland, Southwest Washington and most of Oregon. Portland has a tremendous farm-to-table community and a strong sustainability profile, so Portland festivore will have a deep well of restaurants and products to showcase. That means lots of healthy, fun, and sustainable choices for consumers… and it makes us so excited to launch our initiative to support this community.

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