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  • 9 in 10 high schoolers shorton fruits, veggies

    WRIC 8 News | 09/29/2009 05:51 pm

    Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

  • Produce truck encourages healthy eating in Detroit

    AP Lifestyles | 08/11/2009 04:48 pm

    DETROIT (AP) — In a neighborhood served by 26 liquor stores but only one grocery, a community group is peddling fresh fruits and vegetables like ice cream.

  • Record number of organic farmers expected in Mass.

    AP Lifestyles | 08/08/2009 09:23 am

    BOSTON (AP) —Barbara Wefing has been growing fruits and vegetables organically for nearly 60 years, ever since she kept most of the seed packets she was supposed to sell for ...

  • Record number of organic farmers expected in Mass.

    AP Lifestyles | 08/07/2009 10:55 am

    BOSTON (AP) — Barbara Wefing has been growing fruits and vegetables organically for nearly 60 years, ever since she kept most of the seed packets she was supposed to sell ...

  • Eco-weak to Eco-chic

    richmond.com | 06/24/2008 09:31 am

    Have you shifted your food choices from those recommended by the old pyramid of daily requirements to the newly announced pyramid? If you have, you are ahead of the average ...

  • Cookin' with Kidz

    richmond.com | 06/18/2008 04:28 pm

    For many kids, healthy food is "gross" food and it can be difficult to get a child who is used to snacking on chips and cookies to substitute fruits and ...

  • Eco-weak to Eco-chic

    richmond.com | 05/27/2008 09:31 am

    Did you know 17 percent of fossil fuel consumed in the United States is used to produce the food we eat?   During a recent visit to the local Good ...

  • Farm Freshness

    richmond.com | 05/21/2008 10:58 am

    While spring has officially arrived, for some it takes more than just the falling petals of the Bradford Pear trees or the overzealous green grass on Monument Avenue to know ...

  • Santa Claus

    richmond.com | 12/07/2007 09:49 am

    "Believing in me helps keep the Christmas spirit alive." Santa Claus has been delivering presents to children in Richmond and around the world for countless years. This year Richmond.com had ...

  • Food supply critically low at food bank

    richmond.com | 10/18/2007 12:08 pm

    The Central Virginia Food Bank has reached a critical level of food availability. Food Bank leaders believe a number of factors have contributed to an increased demand for food, including ...

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