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Looking for some lemon meringue pie?

  • September
  • 10

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If you are looking for some lemon meringue pie or just about anything else that uses lemons, be prepared to have to hunt it down as you might have a hard time finding it.  You might want to get your wallet ready too as a shortage of lemons (and lemon juice) has pushed prices for [...]

Farmers’ Share of Food Dollar

  • July
  • 24

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How much of the money that you spend at the grocery store ends up in the farmer’s pockets?
According to the article “Farmers’ Share of Food Dollar” on Envirovore, not much.  The story claims that on average, 20% of every dollar goes to the farmer.  Obviously, the percentage will vary greatly based on product and how [...]

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