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Second Harvest Food Bank

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Emergency Food Box Program

Second Harvest manages an Emergency Food Box program to feed hungry individuals and families on an urgent-need basis. Second Harvest distributes emergency food items at 15 locations throughout Davidson County. The sites are conveniently located for easy accessibility—either within walking distance or access by public transportation—in low-income populated areas.

Book Review: The Paradox of Choice, by Barry Schwartz

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I’m back at it, with another book review, which is still on track with a book a week, though I started lagging behind recently. This book comes recommended by my friend, Neeraj.

Why do humans barter?

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A better question might be, why do human beings barter, but no other species except chimpanzees, and even they barter differently than humans.

Despite the importance of this behavior, little is known about how barter evolved and developed.

What If What We Eat Really Is Important?

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It’s an every changing world in my house. Each month the kiddo grows, and I’m learning new things about being a parent. This month we embark into solid foods. That means I’m purchasing food and nutrition that is going straight to her digestive system, sans the mom. Like any parent, I want what’s best for my kid, and so comes the time to embark into more conscious grocery shopping. In the past I’ve gone with a couple different methods, we’ve joined CSA’

Wherein My Two Natures Conflict And I Tell Somebody Off Then Feel Bad About It

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I guess the post title pretty much gives away the whole story, minus the details.   I’m loathe to repeat all of the details because they were disgusting enough the first time around.

Last night we went to the Hermitage Vittles for dinner.   They have (what I’m told is) good meatloaf, and my poor husband is married to a woman who thinks meatloaf is one of the four most disgusting food items on the planet–right beneath haggis and fighting a dueling battle wit

Halloween Update

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So far on my Halloween poll, the winning option is me giving out bouncy balls or some other non-food items to trick or treaters. That's good, because that's what I decided to do anyway. :-) Mel had some mini-tubs of Play-Doh that she wasn't going to use, so I bought those off of her. Being awesome, she also threw in some bubble gum, spider rings, and twisty bracelets, so the 10 or 12 tri

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