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Drollhouse Avengers Assemble and Form Voltron! Find the 5th Beatle and Save Christmas!

Yep.It's time for a Drollhouse Christmas Redux! The following members will now step forward and assume the position:vasNoah BradleyAnsabrwarnerCashMykola BilokonskyM.

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The subtle art of misogyny

I have been a critic for 16 years, across all arts disciplines and all media. It is simply not true that there are not enough women artists, commentators, writers and critics to achieve parity in arts events, whether they are poetry festivals or radio programmes.

More Americans growing food on small `hobby farms'

Most evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall.

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Did You Want Your Milk Raw?

While it is illegal to sell raw milk in Canada, he and many others involved in cow share programs across the country argue that it is not illegal for those who own cows to consume the milk from their own animals.

EU farmers in white heat over milk prices

Belgian farmers sprayed 3 million liters (790,000 gallons) of fresh milk onto their fields Wednesday, furious over the low milk prices they say are bankrupting farmers.

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Feeling the sting of a dwindling bee population across the globe

If you haven't heard the buzz, you could be missing out. Mark Winston, a professor at Simon Fraser University heard it. So did Eugenio Angles, a farmer in Alto Beni, Bolivia.

Spilling The Beans — The Dish on Soy

As someone conscious of her health, I spent 13 years cultivating a vegetarian diet. I took time to plan and balance meals that included products such as soymilk, soy yogurt, tofu, and Chick'n patties. I pored over labels looking for words I couldn't pronounce.

Cat-food irradiation banned as pet theory proved

A SERIES of mysterious cat deaths was caused by the government-mandated practice of irradiating imported pet food.

New reasons for eating organic?

If you include organic foods in your holiday menu, you'll be in step with the latest food trends, according to industry polls. And you may also be doing your children's health a favor.

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