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Vote for the Chile Woman

Here's some great news: Bloomington's own Susan Welsand (also known as The Chile Woman) is one of ten finalists for Green America's People and Planet Award.

Finalists for this award are expected to represent an overall green way of doing business, and also to "shine in their commitment to a sustainable food system."

Christine Balfa & Balfa Toujours

Catch a FREE Lotus Festival concert at 7pm tonight, Thursday May 16, with Christine Balfa and Balfa Toujours, in the Waldron, Hill, and Buskirk Park (also known as Third Street Park, 331 S. Washington Street).

Our chef Alan Simmerman will have Cajun chicken po-boys, blackened tofu po-boys, and (staff fave) garlic cheddar grits topped with pickled kale slaw on the menu. Come early, come hungry, and get your Cajun goin' on.

National Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

It's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive today! Who else has a bag of non-perishable food set out by their mailbox?

Let's all join our letter carriers in helping feed hungry Hoosiers and others, through this national drive.

If you happen to miss the drive, bring your non-perishable groceries to our Truckload Sale next weekend, and we'll see that they get to Mother Hubbard's Cupboard Food Pantry.

Palette to Palate for Community Kitchen

Here's a great way to treat your Mom...or someone else's. This event takes place on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

What do a gourd drum, a limestone carving, pork chops and a getaway to Cabo San Lucas have in common?

Each are available for you at Community Kitchen's Palette to Palate Fundraiser.

Fiskars Lawn Mowers at East Garden Center

Written by Chris Bobbitt

Have you seen the WTIU-Create sponsorship spot after “Growing a Greener World?” It shows a reel type lawn mower and proclaims, “At Fiskars, we believe that all things, even the simplest, can be made better and smarter.” Now the Bloomingfoods Garden Center has proof.