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    Good Food

    Girl Scout Cookies and Palm Oil

    Good Food producer Gillian Ferguson accompanies 10-year-old Girl Scout Violet Paulsen while she sells cookies to her neighbors. She discovers a growing concern amidst the Girl Scouts over the use of palm oil in Girl Scout Cookies.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Good Food producer Gillian Ferguson accompanies 10-year-old Girl Scout Violet Paulsen while she sells cookies to her neighbors. She discovers a growing concern amidst the Girl Scouts over the use of palm oil in Girl Scout Cookies.

    Project Orangs. Watch their Tedx talk on the Good Food blog.

    The full episode

    6 of 8
    Pressure Cookers; Girl Scout Cookies; Kale Pesto
    1. 0:00How Climate Change Is Affecting Coffee Growers
    2. 0:00New Flavors of Pesto
    3. 0:00Pressure Cookers
    4. 0:00Le Ka: Part Restaurant, Part Nightclub
    5. 0:00Vintage Cakes
    6. 0:00Girl Scout Cookies and Palm OilYou’re reading this
    7. 0:00Market Report
    8. 0:00Moscato and Hip-Hop
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    6 of 8
    Pressure Cookers; Girl Scout Cookies; Kale Pesto
    1. 0:00How Climate Change Is Affecting Coffee Growers
    2. 0:00New Flavors of Pesto
    3. 0:00Pressure Cookers
    4. 0:00Le Ka: Part Restaurant, Part Nightclub
    5. 0:00Vintage Cakes
    6. 0:00Girl Scout Cookies and Palm OilYou’re reading this
    7. 0:00Market Report
    8. 0:00Moscato and Hip-Hop
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