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Hidden : 2/6/2006
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

If you've come looking for a way to find 5 caches a day, you've come to the wrong place - this is a 4 star puzzle...  Well, maybe 3 stars for some folks.  The Posted coordinates are less than 2 miles off, and I spent (way) more than 1 hour making the puzzle.  Going to the posted coordinates may help you.  Or it may not.  Happy Hunting.


These days, it is hard to know which foods are healthy, and which aren't.  Fortunately, we have the media to keep us informed of the latest and greatest foods for our health.  For example, years ago I did anything I could to avoid CHOLESTEROL - substituting heaping portions of "healthy" margarine to take its place.  Now, most of us know that you shouldn't eat margarine because it's made of hydrogenated oils - which are supposedly even worse than cholesterol.  Oops!  Perhaps the whimsical media inadvertently keeps us healthy by introducing VARIETY to our diet.  Anyway, on with the puzzle.

Most of us have heard the 5-a-day propaganda.  The plan is to encourage everyone to improve their health by eating more fruits and vegetables.  Sounds simple, right?  Well, choosing 5 a day isn't so simple.  Many people these days are strong supporters of Organic Produce and agriculture, citing that modern agricultural chemicals harm people, animals, and even other plants.  Yet, there are still some people who believe that it is better to choose food that is conventionally grown instead of organic.  These folks cite that bacteria and fungi on our food is toxic.  They also point out that organically grown plants increase production of their natural pesticides when they aren't protected by our spray on (read: wash off) poisons.  Many others are still undecided on the organic / conventional debate.  And then there is also the question about Genetically modified Food.

As you can see we have a lot of food for thought here. If the above information isn't puzzling enough, here's a real puzzle for you:

 

 

Please, post a log if you find any new healthy foods hidden out there!

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] V fhttrfg gung lbh fcraq fbzr gvzr Vairfgvtngvat crne, crnpu, naq yvzr sbphf ba qrgnvyf fb fhoyvzr Abg ba gur fvyyl ahefrel eulzr Vs gung uvag'f abg rabhtu, qba'g cnavp V'yy gryy lbh bar zber guvat - abar bs guvf fghss'f betnavp -- -- [Cache] Pragrerq naq 4 srrg bss gur tebhaq. Fbzrjung qrrc va irtrgngvba. Qhr gb ybff bs gur cerivbhf pbagnvare, gurer vf abj n arj, BHGRE pbagnvare gung ubhfrf naq cebgrpgf gur erny pbagnvare. Gb bcra gur pbagnvare, cyrnfr whfg cbc bcra gur sebag bs gur yvq. Cyrnfr qb abg erzbir gur ragver yvq. Cyrnfr qb abg yrnir nalguvat va gur bhgre pbagnvare (grpuavpnyyl, guvf vf n ZVPEB pnpur, ohg gur bhgre pbagnvare vf eryngviryl ynetr naq CREZNARAGYL OBYGRQ QBJA (qba'g gel naq erzbir vg - vafgrnq, ernpu va naq teno gur erny pnpur sebz vafvqr)). Whfg n srj srrg sebz cnirzrag; syng greenva; fuehoorel.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)