sharonastyk.com - 1/5/2009
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http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090103/NEWS02/901030330/0/SPORTS
I think the above is an important story, one that demonstrates an increasing shift in our society’s relationship to its food. Vermont’s policy change on food stamps is likely to be mirrored by other states, and ...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/6/2009
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COLCHESTER, Vt. - Miss Vermont will be wearing
a green dress when she walks out on stage
at the Miss America Pageant on Jan. 24. But, Ashley Ruth Wheeler is not talking about the hue of her dress. It's an environmentally friendly gown made from hemp, ...
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Miss Vermont Goes With "Green" Gown - News- msnbc.com
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... .) -BA Universal Food Stamps? If the Industrial Food System No Longer Provides Cheap Food, What Are We Keeping It For, Anyway? Sharon Astyk, Casaubon’s Book I think the above is an important story, one that demonstrates an increasing shift in our society’s relationship to its food. Vermont’s policy change on food stamps is likely to be mirrored by other states, and this represents both a fundamental shift in the reality of American need, and also, I think, the final stake in the heart of the industrial food system. ...
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