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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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Organic farming ensures that bio-diversity remains available in the foods we eat and the wildlife that live on the farms.

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Power Bars Recipe
Power Bars Category Snack Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2 c Whole wheat flour

1/2 c Packed brown sugar

1/4 c Skim milk powder

1/4 c Wheat germ

1 ts Baking powder

1 1/2 c Raisins or chopped dried

-apricots 1/2 c Unsalted sunflower seeds

2 Eggs

1/2 c Vegetable oil

1/2 c Molasses

1/3 c Peanut butter

In bowl, combine flour, sugar, skim milk powder, wheat germ and baking powder; stir in raisins and sunflower seeds. Combine eggs, oil,molasses and peanut butter. Add to dry ingredients, blending well. Spread in greased 9 inch square cake pan. Bake in 350 F oven for 35 minutes or until browned and firm to the touch. Let cool completely. Cut into24 bars. Bars can be stored in air tight container for up to 5 days. Origin: Canadian Living, June 1992. Shared by: Sharon Stevens

 
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