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  • Grapes And Accolades Keep Growing Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:53PMHeading into summer, the grapes are growing, and in Saint Clair’s case, so is the winery’s list of accolades.
  • Manchester to host community food collection Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:30PMNORTH MANCHESTER - Cereal, peanut butter, spaghetti, canned fruit and vegetables, soap - all kinds of non-perishable and household items - are desperately needed as members of our community struggle through tough times.
  • Farming groups help kids learn about nutrition Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:21PMCompare an apple and a bag of chips and decide which is the nutrient-dense snack. Uh, right.
  • Electronic card spending up in October Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:08PMAfter adjusting for seasonal effects, the value of the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 0.5 percent in October 2008 compared with September 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
  • Visitor arrivals ease in October Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:08PMShort-term overseas visitor arrivals (173,900) in October 2008 were down 3 percent compared with October 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
  • Scouts out picking up bags Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:54PMOn Saturday area communities will be once again canvassed by Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venture Scouts on a mission to collect “Scouting for Food” bags.
  • Dining Center Menu Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:21PMHot meals: Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc. and Tri-Valley Elder Services Inc. sponsor a dining program for people age 60 and older on weekdays.
  • Debby the polar bear euthanized Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:55AMDebby the polar bear, was euthanized at the Assiniboine Park Zoo Monday, after a clinical exam indicated multiple organ failure. At 42, she was thought to be the oldest living polar bear.
  • Organizations collect food for families during the holidays Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:00AMIt is almost that time of year again when families put aside their daily differences and sit down to have a nice meal and to give thanks.
  • Do you know about ECHO? Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 10:27AMIn 1969, 14 community churches formed ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others) Meals on Wheels, and started delivering meals at home to those in need. As the organization
  • Making healthy choices in local schools Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 10:10AMBENNINGTON - A federal grant worth nearly $25,000 is introducing local elementary school students to different types of fruits and vegetables.
  • MEPs back free school fruit plan Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:47AMEU lawmakers back a scheme to offer free fruit and vegetables to schools across the EU in a drive to curb child obesity.
  • Alfa Laval: Summary of Alfa Lavals Capital Markets Day Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:43AM STOCKHOLM, Sweden----Regulatory News:
  • Enjoying Outdoor Accessories All Year Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:12AMCourtesy of ARAcontent The beautiful new urns on your deck or patio were a sight to behold this summer. Overflowing with brightly colored flowers, they brought you pleasure all season. But now that the colder weather is setting in, do you need to unplant them and store them out of sight where no one can enjoy them?
  • Economy takes a big toll on school-age children Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:11AMASHEVILLE – In Buncombe County schools, there are more than 11,400 students who receive breakfast and lunch for free or at a reduced rate. For many of those students, the only time they get to eat is when they are sitting in their school cafeterias.
  • Gingerbread House Decorating Contest set Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:00AMThe Abilene Downtown Association and WTU Retail Energy announce the fifth annual "Deck the House" Gingerbread House Decorating Contest.
  • Food drive planned in Lincoln Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:32PMLINCOLN - With more than 1,400 Logan County residents relying on the Lincoln/Logan County Food Pantry for help, the pantry president said county residents have risen to the challenge.
  • Senior menus Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:11AMNote: Menus are for the week of Nov. 17 and are subject to change without notice. Choice of beverage is included with meals.
  • LOCAL MENUS Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:04AMWeek of Nov. 17--21...
  • Worcester school lunch Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:04AMMonday, Nov. 17
  • Local food events pair the food of France with wines Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:33AMFor those who love French food and French wine, November is the month to party. It’s when the French Beaujolais Nouveau is unveiled. The new, light, dry, fruity red wine from a region in southern Burgundy is bottled right after fermentation, without aging. The annual vintage is still celebrated in France and worldwide on the third Thursday in November. In recent years, wine connoisseurs are ...
  • Palate-pleasing cookbooks from around the world Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:05AM How to Cook Everything: 2000 Simple Recipes
  • High blood pressure? Watch sodium/potassium balance Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:05AM The idea of limiting sodium has been in the limelight when it comes to reducing the risk of high blood pressure. Recent studies, however, suggest that there is another player in the blood pressure challenge and#8212; potassium and#8212; but this time the...
  • Club gives community garden a helping hand Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 4:01AMOther than a cold breeze, the weather was perfect when the Indigo Lake Estates Garden Club volunteered at Helping Hands Community Garden on Oct. 27.
  • Lakeland Pasta Salad Recipe Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 8:21PMCrisp garden vegetables and festive rotini with tantalizing Lakeland Dressing is a refreshing addition to the buffet table, whether celebrating an autumn holiday or enjoying a Sunday afternoon with friends.
  • Turn that booze cruise into a gourmet tour Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:17PM “Champagne tasting is a strange concept,” says wine critic Oz Clarke, as he kicks off our sampling session. “We don’t usually bother tasting it, we just get on with drinking it.”
  • Molly Laas: Wine for (Most) Occasions Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:16PMDear Ask Molly, I live in Philadelphia, and BYOBs are very popular here. Problem is, I never know what my date is going to order!...
  • Scouting for Food Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 6:12PMOn Saturday our communities will be once again canvassed by Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venture Scouts all with one thing in hand, a plastic “Scouting for Food” bag. 
  • Eat these foods to keep your brain healthy Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 4:48PMThinking about what to eat today? Perhaps you should consider which foods and beverages might actually help you think.
  • Lots of room on Food Pantry shelves Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 4:35PM “Things don’t look good.” Carleen Faatz, Director of Community Services, Wayne County Area Agency on Aging, says the shelves are getting bare at the Wayne County Food Pantry.
  • Give thanks for squash Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 4:28PMWhen European explorers first came to the New World, historians tell us, they were thrilled to find "melons" growing everywhere. The Algonquins called these melons "astook asquash," which meant "eaten green." As we now know, these were not melons at all, but squash, in all their glorious variety.
  • Another Week in the World Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:41PMStocks swing on Wall Street Stocks on Wall Street rose dramatically after the market hit the lowest point of 2008. The Dow Jones Industrial and S&P closed higher Thursday than they had in weeks. The late rally was unexpected as it came on the heels of the release of government data representing a long-lasting economic downturn for the United States.
  • Hanoi reflects its French colonial history Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 3:41PMThe past lives on in the tree-lined avenues, grand villas and sidewalk society of the Paris of Vietnam.
  • Island pioneer dies at 96 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:55PMBob Akerman in 2005. In island history books, Bob Akerman is noted as a skilled sportsman and legendary islander, but to his son Pat he’ll always be remembered as a proud and loving father.
  • HOPE expands with Elks food program Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:09AMIn a response to low-income school children and seniors suffering in a troubled economy, the Grass Valley Elks will begin offering healthy snacks and food baskets.
  • Family spells success for Indian classic Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:09AMat a glance
  • Dallas food pantry forced to pack up and move Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 3:01AMClients of a food pantry for people with HIV and AIDS got some unsettling news this week: Their free grocery is being forced to move. The pantry in Oak Lawn has been a discreet symbol of how gays in Dallas organized to cope with a health crisis more than 20 years ago that forced many into poverty.
  • Greek salad a classic for health Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:59AMSure, diet trends come and go. When Oldways, a dietary think tank, introduced the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid in 1993, extra-virgin olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and kalamata olives were hard-to-find ingredients.
  • European Union lifts ban on odd, ugly produce Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:56AMBRUSSELS -- Welcome back the curvy zucchini, mangled mushroom and other odd and ugly fruit and vegetables. The EU bid adieu Wednesday to rules that have cemented its image as an ivory tower: Starting next summer, it will allow the sale of fruit and vegetables that may be crooked, bent or twisted but are fine to eat.
  • Um, the gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee. Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:33AMAmerican
  • Proposed market touted as cut above Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:27AMSTAMFORD - For most South End residents, a supermarket is a long-awaited dream. But Fairway, a grocery chain from New York that has signed on with the Yale & Towne project in Harbor Point, is promising to deliver much more than produce.
  • 1113 Dining Guide Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:12AMAmerican
  • World - Most relevant news Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:05AMBRUSSELS -- The EC has scrapped controversial rules that prevent oddly-sized or misshapen fruit and vegetables being sold in Europe, the BBC says.
  • EU grants reprieve to misshapen produce Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:58AMMisshapen fruit and vegetables are set to return to EU shops after member states approved the European Commission’s proposal to repeal strict standards on the size and shape of several agricultural products on Wednesday.
  • MARSHMALLOW RECIPES, SOUP RECIPES Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:43AMMARSHMALLOW RECIPES
  • Area Cub Scouts holding food drive Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:42AMMT. VERNON — The Boy Scouts of America Okaw Valley Council is once again holding a food drive to collect items for local food pantries in time for the holiday season.
  • EU bends rules on misshapen vegetables Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:31AMAn EU ban restricting the sale of imperfect-looking fruit and vegetables has been overturned, allowing the return of curvy cucumbers and knobbly carrots to shops.
  • Vilified veg gets EU reprieve Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:29AMA new day has dawned for curvy cucumbers and nobbly carrots after more than two dozen laws banning imperfect-looking fruit and veg were scrapped. EU-wide marketing standards ensuring only the finest-looking produce reaches supermarket shelves have been in force for 20 years.
  • Arcadia Biosciences and Semillas Fito announce research and commercial development agreement for extended shelf-life ... Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 10:26PMArcadia Biosciences, Inc. , an agricultural technology company focused on developing technologies and products that benefit the environment and human health, and Semillas Fito , a leading European seed company and one of the oldest seed companies in the Mediterranean, today announced a research and commercial development agreement for extended shelf-life tomatoes.
  • Leftover Turkey Curry Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 9:41PMCurries typically are served with rice or flatbread. To put yet another Thanksgiving leftover to work in this turkey curry recipe, serve it over a bed of mashed potatoes. The curry sauce and cranberry chutney will be delicious on the potatoes.The chutney - an indian condiment that usually blends cooked sweet fruit with pungent spices -...