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Monster Vegetables Harvested in the UK

Image from Daily Mail There must be something in the air, or the soil, but monster vegetables keep popping up in Great (!) Britain. First we have potatoes, the world’s biggest potato to be precise. It weighs a whopping 8lbs 4oz, that’s 9oz more than the previous record holder. The amateur gardener who grew it thinks that it bear s a strong resemb… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Loblaws’ Grown Close to Home Foods…Aren’t

Images by B. Alter: Would you rather shop here… Way back in 2007, TreeHugger Lloyd went to Loblaws, Canada’s largest supermarket chain, looking for fresh local food in July and he found: cherries. It’s three years later and things have changed–sort of. Now they have a little booth at the front of the store called “Grown Close to Home” and they are selling Ontario peaches and potatoes and cucumbers. But right behind it they have their cherries from the USA and pineapple from Costa Rica. That’s a rather broad definition of local. We aren’t the only ones noticing this… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Miracle Spices With Huge Health Benefits (and Big Flavor)

Photo via Flickr Spice up your life with these herbs, roots, and plants that benefit your health as much as they do your taste buds: From keeping your heart healthy and your arteries clear to reducing pain and warding off cancer, these everyday flavors will add a healthy punch to all your breakfasts, lunches, and dinners…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Relinquishment Can Be Fun! Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness to Create a Greener World

Eating like this every day wouldn’t be very good for the environment — and it wouldn’t be much of a treat either. Photo by Jennifer Hattam. Before I moved to Istanbul, I always thought of eating seasonally as a great idea in theory, but kind of a chore in practice. How were you supposed to remember if it was OK to eat asparagus in October or oranges in April? What if you really, really wanted to cook

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Relinquishment Can Be Fun! Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness to Create a Greener World