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Local Food - The Pacific Northwest

Community conversation, and “humane” meat

October 9, 2008 by hollie Factory Farms & Animals As Food

Last night I went to a community talk at a local art gallery. I went with my mother-in-law, Julie, and I’m guessing the event had about thirty other people in attendance. The owner of the gallery is sponsoring these conversations, happening once a month, on various themes, and this month’s theme was “Food”.
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Beautiful rainbow vegetable bread

This bread was a grand prize winner at the Kittitas County Fair this past weekend. I took the photo with my iPhone, and it doesn’t do it justice. The colors were bright and beautiful, and the loaf looked airy and delicious. The information tag attached said it was made with different types of vegetables. I’d [...]

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Eating healthy at the county fair

September 1, 2008 by hollie Local Food - The Pacific Northwest

I loved the sign, but I didn’t actually try any. Their “variety plate” had onions, mushrooms, and zucchini, and I don’t like the first two. Onions are good when they’re in something, but I’m not a big fan of onion rings, and mushrooms I don’t like at all. Picky, picky, picky. The zucchini I probably [...]

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