Weekend Article Roundup: Did You Know?

We shared this picture of Edward, 4, feeding the family goats
at his home in Uganda. This picture is just too special not to
share again with everyone else.
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One of the best parts about working at Heifer International is the fact that you continue to keep learning. Everyday, I read a new article, hear a new statistis, or read something a colleague has written and learn something I didn’t know the day before.

Did you know that?

- The Census Bureau is reporting that with their new measurement of poverty in the U.S. there could be as many as 49.1 million Americans living in poverty.

- More than 75 percent of the honey sold in grocery stores in the U.S. isn’t true honey.

- Heifer can actually teach you to become a nicer person.

- You can eat local year-round.

Here are some other interesting articles to check out over the weekend: