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Ethical Food & Agriculture
Thanksgiving – "Eating is a Moral Act"
February 8, 2013
“Eating is a Moral Act: Revisiting the Ethics of Eating” – by Jim Ennis
James Ennis
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Growing French Fries
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Webinar: Encounter for Our Common Home
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Local Foods Seminar in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
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March 6, 2024
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What Pope Francis Did For Rural Catholic Life
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