Finally, don’t miss the profile of the CIW in last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine special food issue. The “Food Fighters” slideshow, which features the CIW, is available online at: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/10/07/magazine/20081012-STYLE_3.html
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Read more »Take the quiz from National Geographic! The rest of their Green Guide is great, too.
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