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food + cooking

Oozers Are Losers

And I think I can safely boast that I have the most beautiful compost pile in Berks Count, Pennsylvania this time of year.
10.10.07
food politics

A Bird of a Different Feather

Ron Joyce is in love with a French chick.
August 2007
food + cooking

Food with a Farmer's Face

With a little time to spare, I made the best batch of pesto I could from ingredients in my field and around the house.
07.31.07
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Is There Life After Death?

U. S. Government Accountability Office auditors found that, in part because of lax oversight, the USDA doles out more than $1 billion a year to farmers who are dead.
07.30.07
food politics

Bee Relaxed

It’s been in the news for months, but no one is quite sure why or where the bees are going.
07.02.07
magazine

Against the Grain

Civilization was built on an annual wheat crop. But a few visionary thinkers say it’s time to break the habit.
July 2007
food + cooking

Hundred Percent Grass-Fed Beef

Here's a picture of Patrick Robinette's Senepol cows in a North Carolina meadow, pausing from a round of grass chewing.
06.26.07
food politics

Much More Than Just Manure

Here is green manure number one, a lovely purple wisteria-in-miniature-like flower whose fragrance brings to mind anything but manure.
06.21.07
food politics

From the Journal of a Knucklehead Farmer

In my graduating high school class, I was voted "least likely to become a knucklehead farmer."
06.19.07
food politics

One More Reason to Eat Organic

Exposure to pesticides can dramatically increase your chances of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a recently published paper.
06.11.07
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