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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.


Buy Local Food : See if you can find out where your food has gone before it gets to your plate. You may be suprised by the results. Often it will make financial sense for companies to transport food enourmous distances by planes, boats and lorries. This dosn't take the environmental cost into account (which of course is likely to lead to greatly increased economic costs in the long term).


Have a Local Food Party : Instead of counting time or distance, simply enjoy the pleasures of local food by organizing a potluck meal in which everything must be local. Keep your fingers crossed that someone will splurge on handmade goat cheese, and don’t forget some local wine, beer or juice. If you’re organizing a big catered event, the Society for Nutrition Education has a downloadable brochure to help you line up local food resources.






Corn Pone Pie From Loren Martin
Corn Pone Pie From Loren Martin Category Bean Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 lb Ground beef, sausage or

Turkey 1/4 c Chopped onion

1 ea Can (17 oz) whole kernel

Corn, drained 1 ea Can (14.5 oz) Mexican

Stewed tomatoes, drained 1/2 ts Pepper

1 ea Pkg cornbread mix, 6 oz

1 ea Can black olives, chopped

And drained

Brown meat and onion in large skillet, stirring until meat crumbles; drain well. Stir in corn, beans, stewed tomatoes, olives and pepper; cook over medium heat until the ingredients are thoroughly heated. Pour into an 11 X 7 X 1 1/2 inch baking dish. Set aside. Mix cornbread according to package directions; pour over meat mixture. Bake at 400F for 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Adapted from: Progressive Farmer, September, 1994; original recipe submitted by Hallie Kimbrough, Lumberton, Texas.

 
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