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As Dollar Stores Proliferate Food Deserts, Some Communities Push Back

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Erica Blair, program manager at the Manhattan, Kansas-based initiative that aims to sustain locally owned rural grocery stores and improve access to healthy foods, told Civil Eats smaller communities have even more complex issues to overcome when they lose access to fresh food. Concentration in the Industry.

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Ultimate Grubhub, Red Lobster Catering and Parts in Town

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The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) developed a new Beverage Studies program with three in-depth courses covering fluency in tasting and serving, effective team and inventory management, and increased professionalism to achieve success in the beverage sector of culinary and hospitality businesses. ” Parts in Town Launches.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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It’s also a training ground for the next generation of farmers that has for years attracted young, idealistic staffers who are passionate about growing food and believe that the right agricultural practices could help save the world. It’s a test bed for new crops, agriculture research, and ecological farming practices.

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