Valley of the 100-Mile Diet Bike Tour

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Published Aug. 14, 2009 at 8:16 p.m.
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Fraser Valley cornfields in the heart of 100-Mile Diet country. Photo via Flickr by keepitsurreal Come to the Fraser Valley, home of the 100-Mile Diet, where locavores can feast on artisanal cheeses, organic produce and hand-crafted wines, and get an insider’s peak into food production at local farms. A self-guided map shows the way through the Agassiz and Chilliwack Farm Cycle Tours with many stops open to the public only on these two days. The Slow Food Movement of Vancouver hosts th ...

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Hall Wines: First LEED GOLD Winery in California

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Published July 16, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.
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Image via: Hall Wines Hall Wines, located in Napa Valley, claims to now make wine in one of the most advanced and state-of-the-art facilities on the market, the wine market that is. And they're going organic within the next year ...

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Whole Foods Helps ‘Preserve’ Resources With Plastic Recycling

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Published Jan. 29, 2009 at 3:32 a.m.

Not sure what to do with your old yogurt cups or medicine bottles? Items made of plastic #5 (polypropylene) can often be difficult to recycle, due to the lack of availability in recycling programs for this type of plastic.Whole Foods Market, organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm and Organic Valley, an ...

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Let's take a ride: On Highway 33

Published April 13, 2008 at 11:09 a.m.

State Highway 33 is one of the oldest roads in Wisconsin. Prior to European settlement, the foot trail from Port Washington to Horicon was the most traveled of seven trails that met in Horicon Marsh.

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Wisconsin-born Organic Valley celebrates 20 years

Published June 8, 2008 at 11:13 a.m.


This year the Wisconsin-born Organic Valley celebrates its 20th anniversary and its "family of farms" is 1,239 strong, with members across the country and in Canada and products available at food cooperatives, natural foods stores and supermarkets nation wide.

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Wisconsin town makes "Mother Earth News" list

Published Aug. 10, 2008 at 11:25 a.m.

Viroqua, the county seat of Vernon County, has made the Mother Earth News list of "Nine Great Places You've Never Heard Of."

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