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Can we keep buying local in the winter?

by Emma Higgins (eschroeder)

Submitted 01-31-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

There are arguments for and against buying local produce, but whether or not you are an advocate, there is something deliciously visceral about a weekend farmers market. In the summer there are sights, smells and an infectious bustle that cannot...

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Joel Salatin reflects on city life, kitchen time and the Grand Rapids chicken fight

by Holly Bechiri (Holly)

Submitted 01-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

While Joel Salatin was in town for a presentation at Calvin College's January Series, he also stopped in to Nourish Organic Market for a booksigning event for his new book Folks, This Ain't Normal and various other books that he has...

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