Fairground a ‘hot spot’ for EEE
Bangor Daily News - 9/19/2009. By Meg Haskell – Unity: The Common Ground Country Fair, the annual celebration of rural life and organic agriculture, will pay special attention this year to the health hazard to humans and livestock posed by the presence of the EEE virus in Waldo County. The fair will take place Sept. 25-27. |
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More choices, fewer calories
Portland Press Herald - 9/19/2009. By Kelley Bouchard – Portland: The city's schoolchildren will see fewer fried foods and more healthy options on the cafeteria menu this year as school officials take further steps to promote good eating habits and combat obesity among youths. French fries and high-calorie desserts will be offered once or twice a week rather than daily, said Ron Adams, food services director. Nonfat milk will be added to the low-fat regular and flavored milk options already available. And in the city's high schools, where students can buy either whole meals or a la carte items, cafeterias are offering a wider variety of healthy food options. |
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A second course of food glory
Portland Press Herald - 9/18/2009. By Meredtih Goad – At Evangeline, Erik Desjarlais has been taking a lot of calls from customers who fear they soon will be unable to get a reservation at his restaurant in Longfellow Square. Desjarlais was one of several chefs who were featured in a long article about the Portland food scene in the dining section of The New York Times on Wednesday. "They're saying, 'I really hope you're not jam-packed tonight because of the article,'" he said.
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Protecting local farms
Common Dreams - 9/18/2009.By Lynn Byczynski – When the spinach contamination epidemic was happening in the fall of 2006, and supermarkets were pulling spinach from their shelves under order from the FDA, many local produce growers experienced a sharp increase in sales. Customers didn't stop eating spinach and other leafy greens-instead, many went to their farmers' market to buy local. |
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