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Rooted Foods November 21 2009

Rooted Foods is a volunteer organization committed to promoting products that are truly rooted in their communities - healthy, unique products that contribute to helping communities sustain self-reliance.

Betsy Power--a work-study student of Rob's back in the day--and Kitty Brosnan have created lists of products you can buy, and companies you can buy from, that directly help to strengthen social, environmental and economic fiber of the communities from where the products came.




From Prickly Pear Marmalade to Purple Corn Organic Flour, the idea of eating delicious food to help others is delightful.

By the way, Rooted Foods is working to win a $15,000 YouTopia Free Range Ideas Grant to produce a video of the wonderful small producers that the Rooted Foods seal represents. To help them win the grant, put in your vote for Rooted Foods! Go to: http://youtopia.uservoice.com/pages/33741-community-development/suggestions/386455-are-your-food-purchases-supporting-the-multinational-corporate-machine-or-local-economies-?ref=title, sign in with your Google or FaceBook account, and register your votes.

Voting will remain open until December 1, 2009 — so make sure to place your votes before the deadline, and spread the word to your networks. Winners will be announced in January 2010.

MF