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October 2, 2008 | National Public Radio
News and Notes: Eco-Chef Reconnects With Local Food
Bryant Terry is a young chef and author committed to local urban food systems. Here he is interviewed by National Public Radio about reconnecting urban kitchens with local food and the cooking traditions of the South.

October 1, 2008 | East Bay Express, Oakland, CA
Slow Food for All? The food movement is out of reach for the poor and working classes, activists say
Social activists in West Oakland are questioning the Slow Food movement's relevance in a place as stratified and class-based as the Bay Area. In West Oakland, a near absence of supermarkets makes fresh produce a luxury out of reach for many, and critics assert that the Slow Food movement, in spite of its mantra of "good, clean and fair," is an exclusive diversion for the upper classes.

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