Word: potatoes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Every year American farmers discard millions of pounds of potatoes that are too unattractive to send to market. Why can't this otherwise good food be distributed to the needy? That's what Ken Horne, 42, and Ray Buchanan, 40, asked themselves in 1983. The two Methodist ministers began to collect unsold potatoes from local farmers and distribute them to food centers. Since then, the Potato Project has sprouted in 47 states and has shipped a total of 56 million lbs. of spuds (the equivalent of 165 million servings) to 250 anti- hunger agencies...
...South right after the Civil War rather than live under Reconstruction. Despite their Brazilian residence, they have kept their American roots. Although they are fluent in Portuguese, English is often spoken at home. Along with hammocks and fried bananas, these folks are fond of their rocking chairs and sweet potato pie. Fourth of July barbecues are a tradition...
...heartland. Fifty-seven percent of all Iowans think front porch swings should be brought back.' Asked who they would like to return as should they be brought back in another life, 64 percent said they wouldn't mind coming back as themselves. (The four Boisians who voted for Mr. Potato Head [for mayor] perhaps should reconsider...
...example, held up a test by Biotechnica International, a Cambridge, Mass., firm, of Rhizobium bacteria altered to boost their ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. In one of the California ice- minus tests, however, scientists have been able to monitor the spread of anti- icing bacteria on potato plants. The marker system in this case was rifampicin resistance, less sensitive than Monsanto's multiple indicator but still able to detect the presence of as few as 100 bacteria in a handful of leaves. The bacteria were successful as well as trackable: ice-minus appears to reduce frost damage early...
...heartland. Fifty-seven percent of all Iowans think front-porch swings "should be brought back." Asked who they would like to return as should they be brought back in another life, 64 percent said they wouldn't mind coming back as themselves. (The four Boisians who voted for Mr. Potato Head for mayor perhaps should reconsider...