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Veganic Farming Initiative

By on March 19, 2017 in Animals, Environmental effects of diet, Ethics, Farming, Health, Vegan

In March 2017 VAVA launched a veganic farming initiative, encouraging farmers and gardeners to transition to a totally plant-based agricultural system, and encouraging buyers and eaters of food to look for veganically grown food. The word veganic merges “vegan” with “organic.” Like organic growing, veganic growing does not use any of the chemical fertilizers, pesticides, genetically […]

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Why I Buy All I Can at Farmers’ Markets

By on March 19, 2017 in Diet, Environmental effects of diet, Ethics, Farming, Health

by George Eisman, MA, MS, Registered Dietitian, author of The Most Noble Diet: Food Selection and Ethics Fresh produce is the healthiest food for us, and I choose to buy all that I can from local farmers at area farmers’ markets. There are many reasons for which I do this, including, of course, that it […]

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