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Volunteer at an Organic Farm
JANUARY 29, 2009

Go to the source of your food and see how it's grown.

I have a friend who works during the week as a counselor, a draining and sometimes truly disconcerting job. She works to heal impoverished children from horrible mental disorders and watches her funding constantly getting cut. But on the weekend she takes a vacation from it all. She does what she loves most and works on an organic farm and vineyard. She works vigorously to produce some of the best foods North Carolina has to offer on a fabulous organic farm and vineyard.

As a result, you've never met a greener eater. No, no she doesn't just get the recommended daily allowance of greens, she knows where every bite of food she eats comes from and how it was produced. Seem impossible? The nonprofit Organic Volunteers (www.GrowFood.org) hooks up volunteer ages 16 to 65 with an organic farm experience at 1,100 participating farms across every United States and Latin American country. Volunteers can also go to Australia, Italy and many other countries.

Columbia Foodie archives:

Volunteer at an Organic farm (JANUARY 29, 2009)
Top 3 places to warm up with a brewsky (JANUARY 21, 2009)
Top 3 foods to make at home (JANUARY 14, 2009)
Rebounding from a season of overindulgence (JANUARY 7, 2009)
Mediterranean Tea Room, Good Food Fast (DECEMBER 19, 2008)
Cellar on Greene... undoubtedly a welcomed addition (DECEMBER 3, 2008)
Warm up with creamy black bean soup (NOVEMBER 19, 2008)
Get holiday-ready with chocolate marshmallow pie (NOVEMBER 12, 2008)
A weekday meal goes green (OCTOBER 29, 2008)
A whiskey debate at Williams Brice (OCTOBER 22, 2008)
The raw food movement gains momentum (OCTOBER 15, 2008)
Julia's German Stammtisch—Jager Schnitzel in the Midlands (OCTOBER 8, 2008)
Interview with Five Leaves Farm (OCTOBER 1, 2008)
A retro food makes a comeback (SEPTEMBER 18, 2008)
High-end ingredients in a relaxed atmosphere (SEPTEMBER 11, 2008)
Chefs add Goji berries to their "Superfood" arsenals (SEPTEMBER 3, 2008)
The Columbia Foodie's Sweet Potato Hash Recipe (AUGUST 28, 2008)
Blue Cactus keeps Columbia Funky (AUGUST 20, 2008)
Terra Spotlights a Bounty of Local Goodness (AUGUST 13, 2008)

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