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At the Farmers' Market: For information, talk to the growers (The Adobe Press)
One benefit of attending the Farmers? Market is the ability for the grower and final consumer to be able to talk directly with one another. Unless the consumer goes to the farm, there is no other place where this can take place. Elsewhere there is always a middle man who keeps the two parties apart.

How to spare the planet and your purse... (Independent Online)
For some people, standing in front of a pile of potatoes, onions, apples or tomatoes, picking out a few, putting them into one of those tear-off thin plastic bags, and then standing in line to have them weighed, is too much of a time-wasting schlep.

Acai's powers investigated (Rocky Mountain News)
Something called acai suddenly seems to be in everything - smoothies, tea, juice. Say hello to the latest berry on the block.

Guilt-free celebration (Hindustan Times)
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! It?s probably too soon before Diwali to talk of detox. But, we figured, the festive season will be here in a snap and all talk of moderation will then be drowned in a sea of sweetmeats and other sins.

Bercham farmers protest move to evict them (The New Straits Times)
IPOH: Some 20 farmers in Bercham here are up in arms after the Ipoh land office and Ipoh City Council demolished several of their houses and destroyed their farms on Wednesday, causing damage amounting to RM500,000.

Fruit exports to China via Xiamen surpass 1,000 tons (Chinapost.com.tw)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China imported 1,005 tons of fruit from Taiwan through --iamen Port this year as of Oct. 30, surpassing the 1,000-ton mark for a year for the first time ever, the --iamen Quarantine Office said Friday.

With altar tradition, 'not allowing loved ones to die' (San Diego Union-Tribune)
If death is accompanied by music, smiles and bright colors, then it must be DNa de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

Bercham farmers protest move to evict them (The New Straits Times)
Damaged crops in one of the farms in Bercham. IPOH: Some 20 farmers in Bercham here are up in arms after the Ipoh land office and Ipoh City Council demolished several of their houses and destroyed their farms on Wednesday, causing damage amounting to RM500,000.

Luab: A reflection on cemetery visits (Sun Star)
A GREAT number of us, if not, all of us flock to the cemetery on Nov. 1 to pay our big visit to those dear to us. By big visit I mean baskets and baskets of flowers, special ones at that, and very decorative candles.

Farmers' Market: Summer produce giving way to fall varieties (The Adobe Press)
Fall really is the season of change, even at the Farmers? Market. Much of the summertime produce is starting to give way to varieties that are more prevalent in the fall and winter. This is also reflected in a change in the growers coming to the market.