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Teens’ Can Structures to Benefit Local Food Bank

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Some Alabama High School students interested in architecture, engineering and design have the chance to show off their stuff and help the hungry at the same time. Their Can-Structure creations, built from cans of food, are on exhibit at Mobile’s Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center until January 7, when winners will be announced. Not just teens will be winners, though. Following the contest, thousands of cans of food will be donated to the Bay Area Food Bank.

Last year's Can-Structure team from Bob Jones High School in Madison, Ala., created this NASA-inspired structure. (Photo by GOODWYN, MILLS AND CAWOOD via Flickr)

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Alabama Teens Build Gator Can Structure

This gator was one of last year's Can-Structure entries from Ala. high school students. (Photo by GOODWYN, MILLS AND CANWOOD via Flickr)

This gator was among Can-Structure's 2010 entries from Alabama high school students. (Photo by GOODWYN, MILLS AND CANWOOD via Flickr)

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Alabama Food Hero: Edwin Marty

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Local Food Fetched Online in Alabama

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

When Jen Barnett was a teen, she and her family drove to farmers’ markets and filled up their trunk with fresh-grown produce. That was before local food was “in” and hip. Not long ago, though, she found that her trips to find farmers in her native Alabama grew longer and farther. Not only that, she learned that farmers, on average, earned about 16 cents for every dollar their products fetched. Barnett and her business partner, Sam Brasseale, started Freshfully, a Web site where Alabamians can find local farmers’ markets, or order local products – everything from mint to Angus beef – online.