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• Organic meets mainstream at the community owned and operated Dixon Cooperative Market

  According to Pam Roy, an activist on the New Mexico Food Gap Task Force, one third of U.S. counties are considered 'food deserts' where residents have to drive more than 10 miles to a grocery store. Here in New Mexico, it is often more like 25 to 100 miles round trip — and residents are more likely to buy food that spoils quickly like fresh fruits and vegetables. »Read Story...
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• The Ethical Epicure: A happy, environmentally friendly Thanksgiving

  Now that Halloween has passed, we've entered the period I like to call "the Slippery Slope." In a few short weeks, it'll be Thanksgiving and the holiday season will have begun in earnest. Here are some thoughts about food — and some food for thought — as you head into that busy, festive time of year. »Read Story...
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• Dr. Comet is least known astronomer

  What do airplane chaff to confuse enemy radar, spacecraft shielding against meteor strikes and precision satellite tracking have in common? They were all improved or invented during the brilliant career of American astronomer Fred Lawrence Whipple. »Read Story...
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