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Market Marvels
Courant Staff WriterAs she often does, Elizabeth Jaccoma stopped by Wayne's Organic Garden stand at the Old Saybrook Farmers Market last week. Along with other produce, she bought a bag of cippolini onions. Cippolini, a button-shaped variety 2 or 3 inches in diameter with...Tags: Granby, Westport, West Hartford, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Farms
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Hain 4th-quarter sales up, but profits down
james.bernstein@newsday.comHain Celestial Group Inc. of Melville, the nation's largest manufacturer of natural foods, remained healthy in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended June 30, saying sales rose 25 percent, but profits declined, primarily because of previously announced...Tags: Long Island, Earnings Forecasts, Hain Celestial Group, Consumers, Lazard Limited
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Nude calendar ladies featured in documentary
Associated PressFARMLAND, Ind.—Seven women—age 80 to 90-plus—who turned heads when they posed nude for a calendar to save a historic courthouse, have gained more attention because of a documentary about their efforts. The documentary, "Courthouse Girls...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Farms, Movies, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Colorado
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Preservation plan yields a bumper crop
Of The Morning CallOn a warm, humid mid-August afternoon, Jim Gulick stood in the shade of his family's farm stand, sporting a nifty straw hat as customers quietly milled among baskets of fresh fruit and corn. His wife, Geraldine, was also there in the small, modest...Tags: Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Farms, Lehigh County, Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Martins Creek
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America's Leading Man
We've yet to meet anyone who has bad word to say about Paul Newman. The actor and Westport resident is a star by many definitions. He's an Oscar-winning actor whose blue eyes are a symbol of sex appeal around the world, even at age 83. He raced cars up...Tags: Westport, Food Industry, Charity, Paul Newman, Celebrity
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Now Showing: The (Recent) History Of Pets
Special To The CourantSee the very first bag of kitty litter. Admire the coat and collar made for President Franklin Roosevelt's famous dog Fala. Find out what people fed their pets 200 years ago. (Hint: They didn't weigh the pros and cons of "wet" vs. "dry.") "Pets in...Tags: Cats, History, Health Treatments, Stamford, Hyde Park
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Coalition of Iowa churches sells corn to aid poor
The Des Moines RegisterTwenty acres of corn growing northeast of Conrad stretches all the way from the flatlands of Grundy County to some of the poorest areas in the world. The cornfield is part of this year's Growing Project contribution from Amaizeing Grace, a coalition...Tags: Indigenous People, Interior Policy, Festive Event, Agriculture, Iowa
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat, the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to allow the irradiation of lettuce...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Heads of State, California, Government, Food Industry
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Farm field to customer's plate
Special to The Baltimore SunEach morning, Qayum Karzai stops by a farm in Glenwood to pick organic vegetables. The routine provides a little rural tranquillity each day for the Howard County resident, and supplies produce for the three Baltimore restaurants he runs. "Our customers...Tags: Farms, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Clarksville, Organic Foods, Bolton Hill
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Peeparazzi trail the fall colors in New England
South Florida Sun-Sentinel"You're going leaf peeping?" "Huh?" "Leaf peeping. That's what they call it up there." The woman waiting to board the plane with us was on her way to New England to celebrate Christmas with family. In October. Her packages were all neatly wrapped. I...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Forestry and Timber, Southwest Airlines Company, Road Transportation, Heavy Engineering
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The perfect roommate
Dining@LargeWhile Gailor has been doing her community service, I've been getting to know her new roommate. This is Allison, who brought FOUR cutting boards with her from San Francisco. One for fruit, another one for vegetables and so on. She...... -
Monsanto sells cow hormone to Eli Lilly
From Chicago Tribune news servicesST. LOUIS—Monsanto Co. is unloading a harvest of controversy with its $300 million sale of the Posilac cow hormone to drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. Posilac has never been a big part of St. Louis-based Monsanto's future growth plans, but the genetically...Tags: Monsanto Company, Lilly Eli & Co, Animal Science, Medical Specialization, Genetics
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