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What’s American Food Anyway? Foodways: Okra Remix
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What’s American Food Anyway? Foodways: Okra Remix

Ingredients that tell stories Written by Eminah Quintyne. Like pizza (Italian), hot dogs (German), French fries (Dutch), hamburgers (German), watermelon (African), coffee (African, Ethiopia), yams (African), black-eyed peas (African) or chicken pot pie (Greek), OKRA (African) has assimilated so far into American Culture, particularly southern culture that most of us don’t bother to think about…

Local Okra vs. Non-Local Okra
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Local Okra vs. Non-Local Okra

Amplified Nutrient Density in Locally Grown Foods Duke it Out Part Three: A Three-Part Series about the quality of locally grown fruits and vegetables vs. the other stuff and why it should matter to you Written by Eminah Quintyne. Known as an inexpensive and ordinary vegetable, okra is now chic. If you have ever made it home…

Local Strawberries vs. Non-Local Strawberries
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Local Strawberries vs. Non-Local Strawberries

Amplified Nutrient Density in Locally Grown Foods Duke it Out, Part Two: A Three-Part Series about the quality of locally grown fruits and vegetables vs. the other stuff and why it should matter to you Written and provided by Eminah Quintyne, a volunteer contributor to the 2021 Eat Local Challenge. Eminah is a food science…

Dig In: What We’re Made Of
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Dig In: What We’re Made Of

The below information was prepared by Eminah Quintyne, volunteer contributor to the 2021 Eat Local Challenge for Lowcountry Local First Atom – Atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Atoms are distinguished from one another by the number of protons in their nucleus. They are the most infinitesimally small unit of matter. Matter is everything.…

Local Kale vs. Non-Local Kale
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Local Kale vs. Non-Local Kale

Local Kale vs. Non-Local Kale: Amplified Nutrient Density in Locally Grown Foods Duke it Out – A Three-Part Series about the quality of locally grown fruits and vegetables vs. the other stuff and why it should matter to you By Eminah Quintyne, volunteer contributor to the 2021 Eat Local Challenge. Eminah is a food science…