Holiday Entertaining:
Fancy But Frugal
Holiday parties are fun -- but we all know, it's the planning, shopping, and fussy cooking that can do a host in. If ever there was a holiday season to keep things simple and affordable, this is the one. This month, we feature easy-to-make finger foods which lend themselves to an open-house type of event that won't break the bank, or your back.
Recipes by Terese Allen

Remains of the Day
Holiday leftovers are a cook's frugal muse. They're inspiring and pragmatic, and just the thing for extending that holiday feeling.
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Our Buttery Best
Chefs and home cooks love our Organic Valley European Style Cultured Butter, made in a time-honored style of butter making that yields a superior performance in cooking and baking. Get recipes and learn more about this award-winning butter.
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Can Organic Feed the World?
Carol Trauner presents the advantages of organic and reasons for hope. Perhaps the real question is, "Don't we owe it to the world to change our course once and for all?"
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Straight Talk from our CEO
Organic Valley cooperative's CEO George Siemon invites a dialogue about current issues in organics. This time he is joined by Organic Valley chief marketing exec Theresa Marquez, an organic pioneer who addresses the "natural" challenge to organic.
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Ovie's Underground
Our intrepid traveling earthworm stops in Iowa to catch up with Organic Valley farmer Jason Stensland (seen here at Farm Aid) and his twin brother and farming partner, Justin.
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Keepin' it Real
Isn't being grateful what the season is really all about? Melinda Hemmelgarn offers ten tips to help you navigate & enjoy the holiday season while selecting meaningful gifts for loved ones.

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Research: GE Means More Pesticides
A new Organic Center study finds that farmers applied 318 million more pounds of pesticides over the last 13 years as a result of planting GE seeds -- an average increase of about 0.25 pound for each acre planted to a GE trait.
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Organic Headlines
• Healthy, organic and cheap school lunches? Order up
• Organic farmers post legal win against USDA
• Who Owns the Dead Zone?
• Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy can have long-term impact on female offspring
• Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use--report
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