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Walmart’s Big Plan To Feed The Food Deserts Of The U.S.
Teaming up with Michelle Obama, the discount giant is moving into neighborhoods where there are no grocery stores. Altruism or savvy business move? A...
Young Americans Celebrate 4th of July With Tsunami Cleanup
Young American volunteers marked Independence Day by continuing their remarkable clean up on behalf of Japan’s tsunami survivors. And, their American-style celebration helped to...
UMass Students Transform Campus Lawn into Permaculture Food Garden
Planting begins this month for a group of students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who are pioneering a sustainable solution for campuses across...
40 Foods and Herbs to Grow in Partial Shade
We all know that most garden crops want as much sun as possible. Tomatoes, melons and peppers will suffer if they don't get oodles...
Hold the Fries! USDA Calls to Raise Nutrition Standards in School Meals
The government is calling for dramatic changes in school meals, upgrading the nutritional standards for the first time in 15 years. The proposed rule,...
Government Extends Growing Season for Thousands of Organic Farmers, Providing Local Food Throughout Winter
Farmers, like Earl and Clarisse Snell of Alabama, can still grow summer squash and tomatoes as if it were summer, thanks to their new...
Sick Child Leads to Astounding Opportunity for Poor Mexican Farmers (Part 2)
In the small town of Emiliano Zapata, farmers struggle to find a viable way to get their fruit to market. Meanwhile, much of it...
Top 10 Foods and Drinks for Cancer Prevention
In the book Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic, the authors consider the importance of eating specific foods and drinks for cancer protection.
They...
The secret to healthier grocery shopping: duct tape
A simple piece of duct tape can double the amount of healthy food shoppers buy at the grocery store, a marketing professor has discovered....
Cool as a Cucumber: Fresh Snacks That Beat the Heat
Dustin Platt celebrated his 100th article last week as a food writer for the San Francisco Examiner. In addition to recipes, he discusses food...
First Lady Urges Congress to Pass Bill on School Nutrition
First Lady Michelle Obama urged Congress to pass current legislation that calls for higher nutritional standards for school meals. In an op-ed article appearing...
Men Switched at Birth Now Living Together With Both Families
Two years back, these two men didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than...
Convict Earns Bachelor’s Degree, Plants Garden All While Serving Time
Rosado isn't your typical prisoner. He is an inmate with one of the greenest thumbs in the history of the New York's Department of...
Chef Dumps Junk Food as New Chief of Baltimore School Lunch Menus
As renowned chef Jamie Oliver wraps up his successful Food Revolution TV show in Huntington, West Virginia where he transformed the school lunch menu...
Civilian Experts on Farming and Governance Will Expand U.S. Commitments to Afghanistan, Pakistan
Even after U.S. forces have left Afghanistan, an army of U.S. civilians will remain to help the country build its democratic institutions and restore...
Public Choosees 5 Non-profits for $100,000 Grant From Tom’s of Maine
For the first time in its 40 year history of charitable giving, Tom's of Maine, the natural toothpaste company, opened up its funding process...
Rachel Ray Saves Ohio Soup Kitchen
With over 15 percent of the population unemployed, the 2,000 residents in Wilmington, Ohio have faced tough economic times, many relying heavily on...
Centarian Shot Putter Wins Gold
The world's oldest female athlete has won a gold medal and broken her own world record in the shot put on the second...
Food Banks Get Help From Prison Inmates
As food bank shelves quickly empty during the recession and more people need help to feed their families, prisons are providing a partial...
The Amazing Benefits Of Sleep
In the modern world, most of us live in a supercharged society where energetic activity always seems to take precedence over the simple common...