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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: farmers markets

farmers markets stories: 8 news summaries

 What'd Michelle 
 Buy at Farmers 
 Market? Kale 

No produce yet from White House's own garden, however

Sep 17, 09 7:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The farmers market Michelle Obama has been pushing for opened near the White House today, Eleanor Barkhorn writes for the Atlantic—though without any produce from the first lady’s own much-publicized garden. Mrs. O was among the first customers, and though she skipped the “Beets Even the President... More »

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Michelle Obama • produce • farmers markets • potatoes • kale • trends • beets • White House garden • hot peppers • cherry tomatoes

Michelle Pushes for Farmers' Market Near White House

Shop would close roads; some fear heavy traffic

Sep 9, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama is backing a push for a farmers' market near the White House, WTOP reports. The president said last month that he and his wife were interested in “a little farmers' market outside of the White House.” Now, with Michelle's support, a market hopes to move in... More »

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food • Michelle Obama • Washington, DC • farmers markets • President Obama

OPINION

 Use Stimulus to 
 Invest in Food Reform 

Fixing food will save health and environment

Jan 12, 09 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Just because Barack Obama has a lot of issues to deal with once he's sworn in, he shouldn't leave food reform off the table. Putting a bulk of the stimulus package toward local and regional food systems will cut costs and bring us back from the edge, Tom Philpott, founder... More »

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food • Barack Obama • agriculture • economic stimulus package • farmers markets • economy • farmers • President Obama

 Summer Tips
 for Greener Kids 

Going outside would be a good first step

Jun 12, 08 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Summer is the perfect season to turn your rugrats into ecomaniacs, as warm weather and school vacations collide. Grist lists some basic steps to green up your family’s summer:
  1. Get outside: The best way to commune with nature is to experience it first-hand, but the time kids spend
... More »

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environment • parenting • environmentalism • parents • list • sunscreen • summer • green • farmers markets • eco friendliness

'White People' Is Model of Right Time, Right Place

Offensive site points up how blogs can serve as book proposals

Mar 24, 08 9:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The skyrocket success of blog “Stuff White People Like” has shown anew how quickly (and lucratively) a zeitgeist-capturing blog can become a mass-market success story. Only three months young, the site—which skewers the posturing of liberal bourgeois Caucasians—has earned its creator a massive readership and a six-figure... More »

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coffee • publishing • blog • farmers markets • Stuff White People Like

Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

What goes into a 99¢ burger can
be pretty unpleasant, author Pollan says

Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Don't fault slaughterhouse workers for this week's enormous beef recall, author and foodie Michael Pollan tells Newsweek—it's the system. Blinding-fast production lines that expect workers to slaughter up to seven cows per minute do not a safe or ethical steak make. "It's one of those episodes that peels... More »

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meat • cows • Humane Society • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • slaughterhouse • Michael Pollan • Department of Agriculture • farmers markets

Livestock Pigging Out
on Junk Food

Farmers are turning to leftover sweets
as biofuel drives up the price of corn

May 21, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biofuel craze has doubled the price of corn in just a few years, forcing farmers from Pennsylvania to California find alternatives to feed their livestock. What they're coming up with is cookies, candy bars, cheese curls, breakfast cereal and french fries, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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food • cattle • farming • ethanol • livestock • corn • biofuel • pig • farmers markets • animal

Markets May Lose Farmers 

Popularity of fresh produce a double- edged sword

Apr 11, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Farmers' markets have gotten so trendy the they're beginning to annoy their founders: the farmers. Now some of the locally-grown-produce movement's most high-profile members, turned off by the time commitment and the carnival-like atmosphere at many markets, are dropping out of the circuit. More »

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food • sustainable living • farming • locally grown movement • farmers markets

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