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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.














Spicy Lentil Soup Recipe
Spicy Lentil Soup Category Spicy Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 lb Lentils, washed

8 c Water

1 Celery stalk, chopped

1 Onion, chopped

1 Carrot, sliced

2 c Diced tomatoes

4 Garlic cloves,

-diced (or less) 2 t Cayenne

2 t Chili powder

1 t Cumin

Salt (to taste) Put all the ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Cook for about 45 minutes or until beans are tender. Stir occasionally; you will also need to add water during this 45 minutes. NOTES: * A simple soup with lentils, tomatoes and hot pepper -- This is a spicy vegetarian lentil soup. It makes a very good main course or side dish. You don't have to soak the lentils ahead of time! * The spicing can be varied to taste. : Difficulty: easy. : Time: 15 minutes dicing, 2 hours cooking. : Precision: no need to measure. : Charles S. Geiger, Esq. : The University of Texas at Austin, Texas : cgeiger@ngp.UTEXAS.EDU ihnp4!ut-ngp!cgeiger : Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust

 
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