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far-flung adventures, and everything in between.

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In the meantime, I urge you to become aware of the food you eat, where it comes from, who produces it, how it's made. If the answers you're coming up with aren't what you hoped, then borrow an attitude from Gandhi and "be the change you want to see in the world."

If you doubt that one person can make a difference, then let's look to Margaret Mead for inspiration ...
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

And, if you're still skeptical about the power that you have as a con$umer, take a look at some recent events that occurred because of consumer outcry and pressure ...

Ground beef treated with ammonia had found its way not onto grocery shelves, but also into school lunch programs until consumers cried foul.
The "pink slime" saga continues, but is the meat byproduct soon on its way out? Several of the largest supermarket chains in the country announced earlier this week that they would drop the ammonia-treated meat with the colorful nickname from their shelves.

This fumigant was much touted by state ag officials despite its proven toxicity to farm workers.
Methyl iodide distribution to halt in U.S. The company that makes methyl iodide, a fumigant for strawberries and other crops, abruptly decides to stop marketing the controversial compound in the U.S.