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Thanksgiving Travel Thanksgiving. A time for family, food, and far flung travel. After a year of eco consciousness, the carbon emissions of a single flight for the holidays can make up a large portion of your annual footprint.
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Making the Pledge to Eat Local for Thanksgiving November 21, 2009 If Miranda and Xander Myers of Snohomish can do it, so can you. Along with their parents, Miranda and Xander have joined with Cascade Harvest Coalition and thousands of Washington residents and signed the pledge to ‘Eat Local for Thanksgiving,’ promising to add at least one locally produced item to their holiday meal. KPLUFOOD
Decorating Inspiration from the Winter Garden November 4, 2009 As the holidays approach and it's time to decorate for the festivities, go out into your garden for inspiration. Look for dried seed pods, branches jeweled with berries, leftover flower heads and interesting evergreen leaves. Despite the dreary season, you can create architectural holiday arrangements for your home with twisting, unique branches, colorful berries and classic fragrances. KPLUFOOD
Green and Local – Unleashed and In the Bag November 1, 2009 With all the talk about the federal government trying to encourage “green jobs,” a number of Seattle entrepreneurs have quietly created their own green jobs for themselves and a few other folks, by designing and marketing innovative eco-products. Today let’s take a look at two of these local businesses: Krebs Recycle and Alchemy Goods. KPLUFOOD
Support Animals After World Animal Day October 20, 2009 Did you participate in World Animal Day on October 4th? It was a day to celebrate all animals, but also a time of major fundraisers and initiatives from environmental and pet groups, making October a good month to find a group to align with and give your support. KPLUFOOD
The Whistling Gardener: Vines Can Cover A Multitude Of Sins September 29, 2009 Of all the different kinds of plants we sell at the nursery, vines are in a class all of their own. They are truly an unusual group of plants. They can be complete thugs in a garden where they are totally undisciplined, encroaching into other plant’s personal space. They lack focus and tend to wander into areas they should not be in. They are spineless and cannot stand up on their own two feet. Words like vagrants, miscreants, itinerants and vagabonds all come to mind. BUT, give a vine some guidance and attention and it will become your very best friend. KPLUFOOD
Community Cornucopia September 24, 2009 “Going green” didn’t start to go mainstream until it got personal. And nothing’s more personal than the food we eat. That’s why farmers markets are one of the great American environmental success stories of the early 21st Century. KPLUFOOD
Welcome to the Land of Discovery July 4, 2009
The Pacific Northwest is home to on of the world's most dynamic wine regions in the world. KPLUFOOD
Fresh from the Coast to Your Plate: Washington Troll Caught Chinook May 18, 2009 The Washington chinook season and sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest.
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What Does Buy Local Mean? April 21, 2009
We created Buy Local to encourage you, our listeners, to eat locally grown or produced food, support locally owned businesses and think about where you spend your time.
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Your Local CSA: Just Good Business April 20, 2009 How the CSA model benefits both farmer and consumer
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In Hard Times, Northwest Fine Woodworking Finds its Future in Non-Profit Status January 26, 2009
In a new series on the recession, we explore how businesses in our area are coping with challenging economic times. KPLUFOOD
Spring under Snow: Making Sense of Japanese Sweets January 11, 2009
The story of Tokara Japanese Confectionary KPLUFOOD
Presents Under the Tree January 11, 2009
The Oregon Black Truffle KPLUFOOD
Where There Is Chocolate December 10, 2008
A truffle-making lesson with Ivy Chan. KPLUFOOD
Butter, Flour and Fruit: Locally Grown Pie November 11, 2008
This month's featured article examines America's quintessential holiday dessert. One writer's musings on the art of the pie and the search for the perfect pie crust. KPLUFOOD
Feature Article: Why Buy Local? March 16, 2008 Introducing the newest addition to KPLU: Buy Local. With Buy Local, we'll provide information on what, when, why and how to buy locally. It's good for the environment!

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MICHAEL ISIKOFF: December 14, 2006 Faith talks with Newsweek investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff about at least a couple of the 79 Iraq Study Report recommendations fairgame
Fair Game 006 - 12.07.2006 December 8, 2006 On PRI's Fair Game with Faith Salie, Faith talks with Newsweek investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff about at least a few of the 79 recommendations in the Iraq Study Group report. Plus, iconic comic Phyllis Diller. We promise she'll whip out her trademark laugh. And a visit from young rockers, Tiny Masters of Today, who are both tiny and masterful. All that and Fair Game correspondent Lauren Frey gathers innovative solutions to one of our world's seemingly intractable problems, how to catch Osama Bin Laden. fairgame
Fair Game 005 - 11.30.2006 December 1, 2006 On PRI’s Fair Game with Faith Salie, Faith talks with comedy legend Teri Garr, about her new book, Speedbumps, and her new movie, Unaccompanied Minors, which is not about school teachers in Florida. Plus, Alex Kuczynski, author of Beauty Junkies, enlightens us about the 15 million dollar plastic surgery industry. Apparently there’s such a thing as toe liposuction. And a visit with the ever-sassy Norwegian electronica band, DataRock. All that and Fair Game correspondent Gideon Evans uncovers why the rest of the world hates America. fairgame
Fair Game 004 - 11/23/2006 November 23, 2006 On the fourth episode of PRI's Fair Game with Faith Salie, Faith talks with best-selling author and journalist Michael Lewis about his new book called The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Faith doesn't believe in evolution, but she does believe in football. And singer/songwriter Jeff Lewis. He's a guy with a guitar, but he's been called anti-folk. All that and magician David Blaine's latest trick, making his own dignity disappear. Plus, a report from the apex of Thanksgiving spirit, an Indian Casino. fairgame

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