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Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.

Athenian Pizza

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Ingredients And Procedures

3 tb Oil

12 sl Eggplant (thin); diced

1 lg Red bell pepper; diced

6 Pita breads

1 1/2 c Prepared spaghetti sauce

2 1/2 oz Pepperoni, sliced

1 sm Onion; thinly sliced

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add diced eggplant, a little at a time, and cook until golden brown, adding remaining oil as needed. Drain eggplant on paper towels. Add red pepper and cook until tender-crisp. Drain on paper towels. Separate pita breads, pulling completely apart into halves. Arrange on baking sheet, cut sides up. Spread 2 tablespoons spaghetti sauce on each pita bread half. Top with some of

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