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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.









Next Day Rice and Broccoli Soup(Mf) Recipe
Next Day Rice and Broccoli Soup(Mf) Category Rice Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup chopped onion or shallots

1/2 apple -- peeled and finely

-- diced 1 cup or more cooked broccoli -- finely chopped

2 cups broth or water

1/4 cup cooked rice -- (up to 1/2)

salt and pepper

Heat butter in a small saucepan. Add onion or shallots, and apple, cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until tender. Add cooked broccoli, rice and broth, cover and simmer 5 minutes to reheat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve as is, or better yet, puree in blender. If thick, thin with water; adjust seasoning.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> on Jul 12, 97

 
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