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Inconvenient food

Icon Written by Jennifer Cooper on August 1, 2009 – 7:25 pm

Day 29–August 1, 2009
It is an unfortunate fact that healthy food often costs more than food that offers little or no nutritional value. The average price of a gallon of milk is estimated to be $3.50, while a two liter bottle of soda can be purchased for about $1.50 (approximately 3.79 liters per gallon.) A [...]

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Out of business

Icon Written by Jennifer Cooper on July 17, 2009 – 6:40 pm

Day 14–July 17 (Indian Lake, PA-Kantner, PA, 7.9 miles)
The small downtown of Stoystown, Pa., has no restaurants or grocery stores. Even the vending machine in the center of town is out of order. At one time the town supported numerous shops including the small Stoystown Market. Now just a few businesses remain. When I asked [...]

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