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Friday! Mar 11 2005 // 1:18 pm //

Weekend news purge

On Boxed Macaroni and Cheese and Cream of Mushroom Soup and a Secret Meeting at the Department of Agriculture, from Gettin’ the Right Eats, Bob Waldrop’s Oklahoma Food Blog.

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Students Seek Food That’s Fresh, Not Fast LA Times, March 9, 2005

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At The Annie E. Casey Foundation Reading Room, a report on “the role of community-based institutions—particularly nonprofits and faith communities—in fostering social capital and building healthy communities.” The Role of Social Capital in Building Healthy Communities (PDF)

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Produce to the People! an article in Wednesday’s SF Gate. “The No. 1 cause of death in West Oakland is heart disease,” says Brahm Ahmadi. “It’s not gunshots; it’s food — the way people eat.”

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A proposed intentional community in Florida, Bella Via