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  1. carl

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    May 5th, 12:44

    here is an idea,

    how about we keep letting our wonderful "local" developers keep plowing under all the "local" farm land....to build shopping centers and housing subdivisions that no one actually wants, so that our "local" food needs to be shipped farther and farther to actually make it to the city. seems like a funny idea considering we are in the midsts of a global food and energy crisis.

    and our local soil is some of the most fertile in the world by the way.... once it is under a wall mart parking lot, it is very hard to get it back.

    supporting local farmers will help stop that, but some proactive planning and zoning would help a lot as well.

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  2. MichaelFranco

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    May 5th, 12:44

    A bounty of information in this beautifully written piece. Thanks Christa.

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  3. sbrof

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    May 5th, 13:35

    nice article. glad to see this starting to gain momentum. A little advertising could go a long way when it comes to influencing a consumer's choice.

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  4. BackInBuffalo

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    May 5th, 15:41

    sbrof - right on. Buffalo needs a little traction for this!

    I registered 'Buffalocavore.com' a while ago - if anyone would like to devise a site around it, let's talk!

    I'm not looking to make $ on it, but I'd let it go to good (re)use if anyone wants it!

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  5. RisingDamp666

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    May 5th, 21:58

    How can you call yourself a chef and not demand fresh, local, and organic? "Time"? Many top chefs grow their own gardens to ensure the kind of quality that their customers come in for. The kind of chef who calls NobelSysco or U.S. Foodservice is little more than a crappy line cook.

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