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  Vegan Bakery PAC Pastries Opening in Wilton Manors With Brunch and Late-Night Hours

  September 26 at 8:43 a.m.

  Chiavari is a baker, and for years you could find her tasty vegan treats, including macaroons and doughnut holes in a display case at her husband's BC Cafe. But soon, her baked goods, which fall under the moniker PAC Pastries, will have their own home in Wilton Manors.

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  South Floridians Go Hungry as Grocery Store Chains Reject "Ugly" Produce

  September 20 at 9 a.m.

  A shocking 17 percent of adults and 26.7 percent of children in Florida are food insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to enough nutritious food. Sustainable Supperclub, an organization with the missions of raising awareness about food waste and supporting local charities, is joining forces with Hungry Harvest in an effort to put a dent in those numbers.

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  Fort Lauderdale's Vegan Fine Foods Is an Oasis of Plant-Based Bites

  April 24 at 12:37 p.m.

  A health-minded café, bakery, salad and sandwich bar, and market have united to offer Fort Lauderdale its first all-vegan spot specializing in plant-based foods.

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  Head Out to Swank Farms for the Annual Table Dinner Series December 18

  Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 8 a.m.

  Here's one thing to put on your New Year to-do list: Attend a Swank Table dinner. No South Florida season is complete without at least one trip to Swank Specialty Produce for its annual farm-to-table pairing series. Now in its fourth year, the Loxahatchee-based farm will once again be...

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  Meat Substitutes Have Become a $4 Billion Per Year Industry

  Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 8:35 a.m.

  If statistical data on current food trends is accurate, your worst fear may be coming true: Hippies are taking over the world. Veggie burgers and “not dogs” have been a staple of the tie-dyed chic since the days of Woodstock. But the fringe-wearing fringe is rapidly becoming the mainstream. MarketsandMarkets...

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  Heritage Hen Farm Owners Chosen to Represent U.S. Slow Food at Terra Madre Convention in Italy

  Friday, September 23, 2016 at 9:59 a.m.

  When Svetlana Simon first moved to South Florida from Michigan, one thing the newbie transplant realized she missed most about home was the farm fresh eggs she'd grown up eating, gathered from the chickens her family raised in their own yard. "I was here a few months when I bought...