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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.












Fried Barley Recipe
Fried Barley Category Bean Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 c Barley

2 c Water

2 tb Oil

1/4 c Scallion, chopped

1/2 c Celery, chopped

1/2 c Carrots, shredded

1/4 c Daikon radish

-- chopped or shredded 2 tb Soy sauce

Place the barley in a medium pot; add water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 40 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Heat the oil in a large skillet or a wok. Add scallions, celery, carrots, and daikon; saute'. When vegetables are tender, add barley. Toss them all together and heat. Sprinkle with soy sauce, shaking it across the pan to cover the barley mixture. Toss to mix. Source: January 1994 Veggie Life Magazine Posted by: Pattye Zensen 11/13/93

 
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