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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.


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For a product to display the FAIRTRADE Mark it must meet international Fairtrade standards. These standards are set by the international certification body Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO).

Producer organisations that supply Fairtrade products are inspected and certified by FLO. They receive a minimum price that covers the cost of sustainable production and an extra premium that is invested in social or economic development projects.
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Pineapple Bread Recipe
Pineapple Bread Category Slow Cooker Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
2 3/4cupflour
3/4cupsugar
3teaspoonbaking powder
3/4teaspoonsalt
1eachegg, lightly beaten
1/3cupmilk
1/3cupbutter, or margarine, melted
1cuppineapple, crushed, drained
1cupdates, chopped
1cupwalnuts, chopped

Directions:

Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, combine egg, milk, butter, pineapple, dates and nuts with a wooden spoon. Stir fruit mixture into dry ingredients until moistened. Pour into well-greased and floured bread 'n cake pan, cover. Place in slow cooker. Cover and bake on High 3-4 hours or until tested done with a wooden pick.

Remove pan and uncover. Let stand for 5 minutes. Unmold on cake rack. To store, wrap in aluminum foil and refrigerate. Recipe suitable for 3-1/2 or 5 quart slow cooker.
 
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