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  • Across the ocean, discerning Japanese customers take to Silky Pork

    J. Andrew Curliss

    December 10, 2014 |

    The News & Observer |

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    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    After the success of North Carolina pork in Japan, the NC department of agriculture aims to help other local producers try their products in this foreign market to stimulate the state's economy.

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  • An Oil Discovery Revives a Dwindling Brazilian Port

    Gregory Scruggs

    July 15, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

    Porto Alegre, in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, has embraced a recent discovery of offshore oil as a way to renew the town as a bustling port for business and transport. The port city uses bodies of water to transport goods (like the newly found oil) rather than roads, which can prove to be more environmentally unfriendly.

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  • How the Local Food Economy Is Challenging Big Food

    Tracie McMillan

    April 14, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In an agricultural system designed for big-industrial growers, many farmers struggle to bridge the relationship between their produce and consumers, as well as strengthening local economies. The food hub is a collection of buildings that process and distribute the sale of local food. Eastern Market in Detroit is an example of a food hub that makes local produce accessible to low-income neighborhoods.

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  • Eastport, Maine: The Little Town That Might

    James Fallows

    January 31, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Eastport, Maine

    The small town of Eastport, Maine turned its economy around by tuning in to and making use of its unique geographical features, like being the eastern-most point in the country. The town has reinvigorated its port to take advantage of its close (relative to other US ports) proximity to Europe and its ability to create electricity from the power of the tides.

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