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Farmers Markets Avert Main Line Food Desert; Fake CSAs Inspire Vigilance on the Veggie Front

• With supermarkets becoming increasingly scarce, farmers markets keep the Main Line from becoming the region’s toniest food desert. [Inquirer]

• Grass-fed beef, seasonal farm-fresh produce, and locally sourced craft beers are giving New Jersey diners a locavore twist. [Newsworks]

• If you needed any proof about the robustness of the organic-foods market, just look at the success of the Annie’s IPO this week. [Forbes]

• Whole Foods has pledged that beginning Earth Day, they’ll stop selling fish caught in ecologically damaging methods or from depleted waters. How were they not doing this already? [USAT]

• Something new to worry about: “fake CSAs.” Know your veg source. [Salt/NPR]

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