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Confectionary Architects

By Cheryl Senter on Wednesday, November 22, 2006.

For those of you who like a little dessert after dinner, a trip to Canterbury Shaker Village might be in order this weekend.

Confectionary architects from all over the state have entered the Canterbury Shaker Village's Annual Gingerbread Showcase.

Over thirty people have entered.

NHPR Producer Cheryl Senter spoke with several of them as they dropped their entries off earlier this week and she provides this audio postcard.

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The 100 Mile Meal

By The Environment... on Wednesday, November 22, 2006.

When New Hampshire families and friends sit down to their Thanksgiving dinners tomorrow, most of the ingredients for that meal will have traveled over a thousand miles to get to the table.

And because it travels such distances, the food we buy can have a big impact on the environment.

But a movement is growing across the country that encourages people to look for local ingredients for their meals.

Dustin Dwyer tried to find out how practical that could be as he prepared for his Thanksgiving feast:

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