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Despite donations, Marin food bank feels the pinch
San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) | 1 hour 17 minutes ago
Despite sizable donations from Marin's businesses and service organizations, officers at the Marin Community Food Bank fear they may not be able to keep up with the rising demand for food donations this holiday season.

Anti-Aging Healthy Snacks
SeattlePI.com | 8 hours 47 minutes ago
-- 1 tbsp 2% milk - 8 calories -- 1 tsp sugar - 16 calories -- 1 tsp honey - 21 calories -- 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese - 22 calories -- 1 tbsp reduced-fat sour cream - 26 calories -- 3 slices (1 oz) deli thin lean ham - 30 calories -- 2 tbsp Cedar's Cucumber Garlic Tzatziki with 5 celery stalks - 35 calories -- 2 Ak-Mak crackers - 46 calories -- 1 Sargento Reduced Fat Colby-Jack cheese stick - 50 calories

Innovative farmers shine at awards
Irish Times (Dublin), The | 11 hours 16 minutes ago
Innovative farmers were at the fore when the annual Euro-toque food awards were presented today.

The Great Pie Bake-off pits friends and fruit
Seattle Times, The | 19 hours 15 minutes ago
A little friendly competition between professional pie-baker Kate McDermott (apple) and The Seatttle Times' Kathleen Triesch Saul (banana cream) is handled with great taste.

Sprouts, raw fish on attorney's 'do not eat' list
Seattle Times, The | 19 hours 17 minutes ago
So what won't you eat if you spend your days focused on horrific food-poisoning cases? Turns out William Marler's "do not eat" list is short and sweet.

Thanksgiving: Western Pa. farmers live the very roots of the holiday
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 22 hours 32 minutes ago
We like to think it's about family. But when the Pilgrims sat down with the Wampanog Indians for the first Thanksgiving in the autumn of 1621, it wasn't so much about the people as it was the English custom of celebrating the harvest by feasting on the fruits of their labors.

Officials: Farmers used high levels of antibiotics in cows
St. Cloud Times (Minn.) | 1 day 18 hours 35 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS Federal officials have sent warning letters to two Central Minnesota dairy farms for allegedly using high levels of antibiotics in cows.

Pet turtles can be harmful to your health
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 1 day 19 hours 35 minutes ago
A small turtle might seem like the ideal pet but health officials are warning people that turtles can damage your health with two girls made sick from salmonella after swimming with their pets in a backyard pool.

Pie-baking pals rise to the occasion
Seattle Times, The | 1 day 20 hours 6 minutes ago
A little friendly competition between professional pie-baker Kate McDermott (apple) and The Seatttle Times' Kathleen Triesch Saul (banana cream) is handled with great taste.

Washington businesses break ties to industrial-food chain
Seattle Times, The | 1 day 20 hours 8 minutes ago
In the confusing web that is the nation's industrial food-supply system, small companies in Washington state are trying to untangle themselves, taking over processing, commissioning independent testing, buying more things locally and checking out sources more carefully.

Paynesville dairy one of two Minnesota farms warned for drug misuse
St. Cloud Times (Minn.) | 1 day 22 hours 36 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Federal officials have sent warning letters to two central Minnesota dairy farms for allegedly using high levels of antibiotics in cows.

Hop aboard a jeepney for taste of Philippines
Canada.com | 2 days 35 minutes ago
Got 48 hours to explore Manila? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors make the most of the city: FRIDAY 6 p.m. - Take in one of Asia's most breath-taking sunsets at Manila Bay. Grab a mango shake at one of the many cafes lining the boardwalk, sit back and enjoy nature at its best.