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Plastic hen coop brings fresh eggs to masses - Times Online

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Chicken chic has taken off. Championed by chefs such as Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, hen-keeping has, it seems, grown from the preserve of a small rural flock into a booming urban pastime. After Oliver made a televised assault on …
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Bush gives Congress a to-do list - Forbes

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

President Bush has a to-do list awaiting Congress when lawmakers return from their Memorial Day recess. “I hope members of Congress return rested because they have a lot of work left on important issues and limited time to get it done,” Bush said …
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A farmers market that fits in - San Jose Mercury News

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

For more than 20 years, East Palo Alto residents have had to drive out of town to grocery shop. Despite deals by city leaders and prayers from local clergy, supermarkets have bypassed the small, working-class Peninsula town. But on Sunday, locals …
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Bush gives Congress a to-do list - International Herald Tribune

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

“I hope members of Congress return rested because they have a lot of work left on important issues and limited time to get it done,” Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. On his work list for lawmakers: a war funding bill, intelligence …
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Danbury warns 11 teachers of possible layoffs - Danbury News-Times

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

DANBURY — School officials called 11 teachers this week to warn them that without more retirements or resignations in the district, they will be laid off. The news combined two realities the school district must address. The loss of a state reading …
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Forum: Schoolyard gardens promote well-being - Traverse City Record-Eagle

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” — Thomas Jefferson Today, obesity is the fastest growing health concern in the United States. With the sixth-highest rate of obesity …
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Vegetable grower in a pickle with City of Watson - West Central Tribune

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

If you feel a comment violates the terms listed below please choose the report violation link associated with the offending comment and file a report. Sounds like jelous neighbors.Maybe not given enough free veggies.pretty pathetic when they complain …
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Healthy food movement growing in health care - Gazette Online

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Healthy food movement growing in health careGazette Online, IA - 6 hours agoBy Cindy Hadish Bartels Lutheran, about 15 miles north of Waterloo, was among the first nursing homes to sign a Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge, …

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Let them eat more fruit, less cake - Globe and Mail

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Let them eat more fruit, less cakeGlobe and Mail, Canada - 8 hours agoThat will take too long and you’ve got a heap of work to plow through before 3 pm Wouldn’t it be great if your employer offered cheap, healthy food on-site? …

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Fat kid problem must be fought: Rudd - ninemsn

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The government must tackle childhood weight problems to prevent an epidemic of obesity-related disease, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Saturday. Mr Rudd dismissed concerns the government’s national prevention efforts may be misdirected with new …
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