Local health organizations field questions about the rise in disease, environment, food.
“Americans want to know where their food comes from, how it was raised and if it is good for their health long-term," according to Bob Stallman, chairman of U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. So the Chesterfield-based alliance will host The Food Dialogues, a town hall-style discussion online to address questions about how our food is grown and raised and the long-term impact of the food we are eating—on our own health and the health of the planet. "We realize farmers and ranchers haven't always done the best job answering Americans' questions about how food is grown and raised,” Stallman said in a statement about the upcoming event. The live, interactive Food Dialogues will take …
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The new Hershey's Chocolate Cheesecake debuts on Saturday.
It's not unusual to have a national day to celebrate a particular food or drink. These days give us an opportunity to put aside our better judgment and indulge in something we love. This week alone we've had days to celebrate tequila, hot fudge sundaes, coffee milkshakes, creme brulee, scotch, milk chocolate and the bizarre "Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day." As far as I can tell, that might have been instituted around the turn of the century when rodents had the run of cities and people were encouraged to give up a little of their precious cheese to set mouse traps. But Saturday's special day is one not to be missed: National Cheesecake Day. The Cheesecake Factory is helping old and young alike celebrate with half-priced slices of their …
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