This lovely tree has been sheltering the square in the town of Pareja Spain for almost 500 years. It was so famous that it was mentioned in a 1946 travel book: "They call it lady oak because it is rounded, full-bodied, matriarchal, an elm as old perhaps as the oldest stone in the town."

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It's the academy awards of the organic industry in the UK: the Soil Association Organic Food Awards and the winners are an impressive group of businesses which meet the highest ethical and environmental standards in their foods and products. As always they are an eclectic mix of people who came to the organic movement from different routes but are all committed to delicious and healthy food.

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Ideal Bite has announced its call for nominees for the first-ever Best in Green (B.I.G.) Awards. The program will recognize companies, products and services that are true leaders and innovators in the green space. Winners of the 2008 B.I.G Awards will be announced at Ideal Bite's B.I.G. Awards Party in November 2008 in New York City.

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