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Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.









Easy Hummus Recipe
Easy Hummus Category Vegetable Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures
Ingredients
1eachchick peas, can
2eachgarlic, cloves
4tablespoonlemon juice
3tablespoontahini, (sesame seed paste)
3tablespoonolive oil
1teaspooncurry powder, optional

Directions:

Drain up to half of the liquid out of the can of chick peas. Put all the ingredients into a mixer and mix on high, stirring occasionally until it is a creamy, paste consistency.

Makes a wonderful salad, dip or spread for sandwiches.

Garnish with extra-virgin olive oil and fresh mint.
 
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