Jordan Meaker
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Food
Oyster Farming Renaissance: Legalization Could Lead to Financial, Environmental Benefits
Georgia is known as the Peach State and is famed for its peanut-farming president, but more than 100 years ago, Georgia was leading the nation in a crop with origins in the ocean rather than on land. In the early 1900s, the state was number one in the country for…
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Food
Vegan After 60: Older Adults Find Health Benefits, Sense of Community in Plant-Based Diet Switch
For Athens resident Jack Clarke, a book pushed him over the edge into a vegan diet. For Gloria O’Connor, it was a presentation, and for Judy Bradberry, it was a 40-day religious commitment that turned into a new lifestyle. Though they all reached a plant-based diet in a different way,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Breaking Down Georgia’s Winding Path to Medical Marijuana Legalization
When Nora Bushfield’s daughter was born, she gave her the name Jolie. Jolie means pretty in French, and her mother said she is. She’s beautiful. When Jolie was nine months old, she started having uncontrollable seizures. Intractable, they’re called, because they can’t be stopped by typical treatment methods. Jolie could…