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Chattanooga Beet

• Three Chattanooga restaurants to eat at before you die: 2 of 3 popular farm to table Chattanooga restaurants make this top 11 list for TN top restaurant. 
• Chattanooga River Market Open in March :The seventh season of the Chattanooga River Market will take place at the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza each Saturday, beginning March 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Mayfield Dairy donates milk to Food Bank: Mayfield Dairy donates 500 gallons of milk to food banks acros the region and donates $10,000 to Chattanooga Food Bank.
• Defining "Grass Fed" and "Pastured Raised:" What's the difference?
• Main Street Meats brings local farm food to market :  Chattanooga neighborhood butcher selling local meats to promote the "grow local" movement while offering fresher and more quality meats.
• How Chattanooga restaurants get local food: Harvested Here on behalf of farmers is getting their locally grown food in our favorite restaurants.

National Beet

• Slate criticizes the Home Cooked Dinner, Organic farmer Joel Salatin responds
• Consumers have the power to choose local farmers: Protecting and supporting local family farms is one way we can rebuild a strong food system. Purchasing from local farms helps to rebuild locally based food economies.
• Kroger launches Whole Foods-like store: Kroger is testing new store model that will offer customers “fresh, affordable” local produce and meat and local craft beer and wine.
• Nine year old gets million dollar contract with Whole Foods: Mikaila launched her Bee Sweet Lemonade using an old lemonade recipe from her great grandmother's recipe. She uses honey to sweeten it to bring attention to the plight of honeybees.
• Farm to table leader and restauranteur dies: Sam Beall, owner of Blackberry Farm in Walland, TN tragically died in skiing accident. A huge loss for the farm to table culinary movement.
• Aldi bans all pesticides, Goes organic: Aldi Grocery store expanding organic food brands to rival Whole Foods grocery.

Food Education Beet

• Egg fraud report: Are you eggs truly organic? Support local farms.
• FDA denies mandatory labeling for GMO salmon: FDA followed their stance on genetically modified crops including corn, soybeans and wheat and announced the introduction of voluntary labeling for salmon.
• Why we struggle with food addiction: The science behind food addiction is broken down quite simply into an overstimulated reward system.
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