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LocalHarvest Newsletter, February 20, 2008
If you're like us, every time the Farm Bill is mentioned, an uncontrollable urge to drift away from
the conversation overtakes you. You start wondering what's for supper, or whether the car needs an oil
change. You'd just as soon leave the whole complex affair to the people who are paid to make sure it all
works out.
Us too.
BUT.
It turns out that the Farm Bill is the funding vehicle for the Community Food Projects program, the
country's major source of funding for community food security projects. And funding for the CFP is
in danger of being axed from the final version of this year's farm bill. Though we rarely ask readers
to get involved in specific political scuffles, we are devoting this issue of our newsletter to
convincing you to do one thing: make three short but important phone calls. Read our article on
the CFP and you'll see why this is a program well worth saving.
If you need a minute and a little boost of energy before you make those calls, grab an orange and
read our nutrition and recipe columns. You’ll see below just how far beyond vitamin C those beauties go!
As always, thanks for your interest in LocalHarvest.org and your support of family farmers. See
you next month, and until then, take good care and eat well!
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The CFP: Supporting Elegant Resolutions to Complex Problems
In eastern Tennessee, farmers are moving out of tobacco production and into fruits and vegetables.
Thanks to the Jubillee Project's Clinch Powell Community Kitchen, they are able to extend their
profitability by turning some of the produce into preserves, sauces, pickles and relishes. In New
York, hundreds of teenaged girls are helping to run "Juice Joints" through Lower East Side Girls
Club, and are learning about local food, good nutrition, and business skills. On the Tohono O'odham
reservation in Arizona, tribal members are growing and eating traditional foods again, and watching
their diabetes rate fall.
(Read on...)
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From the LocalHarvest Store:
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With cold season dragging on, and the cleansing season of spring coming soon, it is a great time
to stock up on some herbal medicines to support your physical health. We work with several
well-versed herbalists,
whose products are among our most popular.
Speaking of health, few decisions affect it as much as your food choices. How about
trying a CSA this year, and giving your
body plenty of fresh, tasty vegetables?
The Spring holidays of Easter and Passover will soon be here. LocalHarvest farmers have raised
beautiful meats, perfect for your holiday
table. Order yours now!
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Video: Potato Leek Soup
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Winter still socked in in your part of the country? Try some of Chef Keith Snow’s Potato Leek Soup, and warm yourself tonight!
(Watch the Video...)
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Nancy's Nutrition Corner: "Ordinary" Oranges
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More than just an excellent source of vitamin C, recent research has revealed the health benefits of
oranges are actually due to a myriad of phytochemical compounds. An orange has over 170 different
nutrients, many of which have been shown to have antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-inflammatory
effects. The phytochemicals most currently in the spotlight include citrus flavanones, polyphenols, and limonoids.
(Read on...)
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Recipe Corner: Oranges - By Lorna Sass
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Lately I've been enjoying a love affair with orange zest – in the kitchen, that is.
I recently added a bit to my chocolate chip cookie dough to give the cookies a fruity
perfume. I scraped some into a stew of chicken with prunes and olives to bring up the
flavors. And I stirred a heaping teaspoon into a yogurt-muesli breakfast to bring
vitality to an otherwise sleepy concoction.
(Recipes and More...)
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As always, thanks for your interest in and support of LocalHarvest.org! See you next
month, and until then, take good care and eat well!
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