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Local Companies Vie for Foodbank's Corporate Food & Funds Drive Challenge Title
2013-11-14 00:19:05| Footwear - Topix.net
The competitive spirit surrounding the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's annual Corporate Food & Funds Drive Challenge gets more palpable every year.
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'Local food' label often misleads
2013-07-14 11:00:27| Grocery - Topix.net
Greenish bottles filled with olive oil sat on the shelves of a local Whole Foods Market recently with a sign that read "from around here" tacked to the display.
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Not Local Food, And Not Afraid To Say It
2013-06-24 15:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A burrito is a thing of beauty. Swathed in tortilla, clad in foil, simple ingredients come together and something magical happens. For John Pepper, CEO of Boloco and self-proclaimed "burrito-obsessed guy," capturing this burrito magic has been a journey. Pepper started Boloco, a chain of more than 20 burrito restaurants across six states, as a school project while earning his MBA at Dartmouth. His goal: to make delicious food through socially conscious food sourcing and community-focused business...
Houston Food Bank partners with local artists on a hunger-fighting mission
2013-05-19 20:07:01| Grocery - Topix.net
Each year, the Houston Food Bank finds supportive sponsors in Whole Foods Market, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the arts community for an important annual event - Empty Bowls Houston.
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Local food fail: NYC paves over a beloved foodie haven
2013-05-08 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Here`s the best way to start a visit to New York City`s New Amsterdam Market: a small nibble of a hearty Finnish Ruis bread round, made with rye from Upstate New York and topped with a slice of locally made cheese. From there, you might sample some dishes by a chef promoting his latest cookbook; grab a loaf of multi-ethnic bread made by Hot Bread Kitchen, a social enterprise designed to empower its minority and low-income employees; snack on locally made grass-fed beef jerky; and wash it all down...