Nutrition: Shortage of Vitamin D May Weaken the Elderly (New York Times) A new study suggests that a shortage of vitamin D may play a direct role in poor physical performance among the elderly. [News Source]

All eating is local for Earth-conscious authors. Two years ago, best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver led her family on an environmentally conscious adventure in eating. [News Source]

Take balanced approach to vitamin D, says cancer society (CBC) In light of emerging research on the benefits of vitamin D, the Canadian Cancer Society said Monday that Canadians could consider brief, unprotected exposure to the sun, increased dietary intake of the vitamin and supplements. [News Source]

The Vitamin Shoppe Announces Comparable Store Net Sales and Total Net Sales for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NORTH BERGEN, N.J.----The Vitamin Shoppe announced that total net sales for the company increased $10.2 million, or 8.0%, to $137.5 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007 as compared with $127.3 million for the same period last year. [News Source]

Researchers finally find out how plants manufacture Vitamin C (New Kerala) Washington, Apr 30 : A group of UCLA and Dartmouth researchers have finally found out how plants manufacture Vitamin C. The team discovered it while working on a particular type of gene in worms. [News Source]

A tale of two nations over going green. To Canadians, cutting emissions is a necessary evil; to Americans, it's the mother of invention. [News Source]

Farm bill not just for farmers. here is a growing sense that when Congress passes the farm bill this year, farmers and environmental programs in states such as Pennsylvania and New Jersey could benefit. [News Source]

Empty hives. Billions of commercially employed honeybees -- vital to the production of nearly 100 food crops across North America -- have buzzed off. Although big commercial bee operations have been hit hardest by Colony Collapse Disorder, smaller players and hobbyists are not immune. [News Source]

South Florida companies help bring sustainable clothing to the masses. Nonfood organic items, including clothing and linens, are the second-fastest growing sector of all organic products. [News Source]

Raw pet food junkies. Reports of contaminated pet foods, causing illness and even death, have pet owners scurrying for safe alternatives to feed their animals. [News Source]

The heat is on for greenhouse gas methane. Across the globe, chickens and pigs are doing their bit to curb global warming. But cows and sheep still have some catching up to do. [News Source]

New drug counteracts overeating. A pill might one day achieve the same calorie-burning effects of vigorous exercise. [News Source]