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	<title>Valley Natural Foods &#187; local food</title>
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		<title>What&#8217;s FRESH &amp; LOCAL in October?</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/10/05/whats-fresh-local-in-october/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loris Sofia Gregory, Healthy Kitchen Coach   Visualize bringing the jewel tones and earthy tastes of autumn to your dinner table. Beware: eating a cornucopia of deep reds, oranges, yellows and greens can lead to radiant optimum health. The USDA currently recommends eating at least four cups of red and orange vegetables per week and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FARM FEST is This Weekend! September 17, 2011</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/09/14/farm-fest-is-this-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coupons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm Fest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[FARM FEST is this Saturday, September 17, 2011, rain or shine! Come to the front lawns of Valley Natural Foods and enjoy all the activities, music and free samples from noon to 3:00 p.m. While here, pick up your free coupon booklet  filled with valuable coupons! Come on in to the store and look for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 More Days Until FARM FEST</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/09/07/11-more-days-until-farm-fest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FARM FEST will be here in 11 days with a great line-up of local vendors and producers for you to meet face to face! Check out our online coupon page this week and look for coupons on items from a couple of our local partners: Kalona Super Natural and Down in the Valley Bakehouse. Coupons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save the Date for FARM FEST 2011!</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/08/24/save-the-date-for-farm-fest-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valley Natural Foods is celebrating the local bounty of food and friends with FARM FEST 2011 on Saturday September 17, from Noon-3:00 p.m., rain or shine! Everyone is invited to join us outside on the front lawns of Valley Natural Foods, right next to our Co-op Community Gardens. We will be joined by 50 local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Safe Turkey</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/08/10/talking-safe-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Down in the Valley meat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ferndale Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent USDA recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey is alarming. Thankfully, the recall doesn’t include turkey products raised and processed by Ferndale Market, our Down in the Valley farm partner who provides Valley Natural Foods with fresh, locally-grown turkey meat. Ferndale Market’s turkeys are raised without added antibiotics and processed naturally without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s FRESH &amp; LOCAL in August?</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/08/03/what%e2%80%99s-fresh-local-in-august/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  by Loris Sofia Gregory, Healthy Kitchen Coach August brings some of the healthiest peak pleasures of the summer.  This month gives us a dazzling abundant palette to tantalize our taste buds: the crisp greens of broccoli, cabbage, cucumbers, kale and zucchini; the succulent oranges and reds of beets, carrots, peppers, radishes, melons and tomatoes; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MILKAPALOOZA 2011</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2011/06/23/milkapalooza-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cedar summit farm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for some FREE farm fun to do this Saturday? Head down to Cedar Summit Farm for MILKAPALOOZA 2011 on June 25, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Enjoy music, petting zoo, pony rides and other activities for the entire family. You will also have the opportunity to meet local cheese artisans, beekeepers and other small producers. Lunch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Produce Possibilities: Salad and Saute!</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2010/07/15/produce-possibilities-salad-and-saute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s recipes celebrate 2 of the harvests of high summer. Blueberries and summer squash are abundant this time of year, and there’s no better time to eat them than right now! Like most produce, the vitamin content of these items decreases dramatically when they are not used fresh! In northern MN, late July means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Produce Possibilities: Local Livin’!</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2010/07/08/produce-possibilities-local-livin%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recipes in this week’s Produce Possibilities features 100% local produce as well as local sunflower seeds and cheese.  Not only is the cheese local, but the milk comes from cows that are grass-fed. Grass-fed milk is unique because it has been shown to have consistent higher levels of ALA and CLA than conventionally produced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find Truly Healthy Eggs at Valley Natural Foods</title>
		<link>http://valleynaturalfoods.com/wordpress/2010/07/08/find-truly-healthy-eggs-at-valley-natural-foods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people envision healthy nutritious eggs to be those raised organically or naturally with free-range pastured hens, but have you ever thought about what happens after the eggs are collected? Recently some alert members spotted an article on this very topic and were concerned by what they read. Eggs need to be porous, allowing air [...]]]></description>
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