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The Locavors are not Tone Loc’s backup singers.
They are not dinosaurs, either. They are folks who eat only locally grown produce. I know, first the freegans and now this. Everybody has a label these days. Locavors often cite concerns for local farmers and the environmental impact of importing food (not to mention the reduced costs) among their rationale for sticking to what grows Read more
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No more tomatoes. For now.
There is a national advisory about raw red tomatoes. Tomatoes sold on the vine, cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes are not included. Salmonellosis, which is not a big deal for grownups (a couple of days of sickness and life returns to normal) can be dangerous for young children and the elderly. Read more
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They can do that?
The state of Georgia is looking to move its border northward in order to get more water for drought-stricken Atlanta. I did not know folks could move a state border like that. To appropriate another state’s resources. Wow. I guess the people who mapped out the border of my state did a wise thing, then. Read more
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The latest in the digital divide
Out here West Coast, everybody has email. Everybody. I’ve had friends of all ages, education levels, professional levels, and whatever other designation could be bestowed upon a person. All of us have email, cell phones too, but that is another post. It amazes me though, when I talk to older people in the midwest and Read more
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