We Americans like our fish. We just don’t want it looking up at us from the dinner plate. Whole fish make us squeamish; with the skin and face and tail left on it still looks like a living, swimming creature. But by always opting for neat, featureless filets we’re missing out on more than a… Read More →
Growing food is a hard way to make a living, especially for small, organic producers who don’t have the benefit of chemicals, subsidies or economies of scale to boost their bottom line. But this is also why the price tags on local and organic produce are often higher than large conventionally grown produce. But just… Read More →
From the Spring Share 2014 – Spring Brunch Recipes
From the Spring Share 2014 – Spring Brunch Recipes
From the Spring Share 2014 – Spring Brunch Recipes
When the doors of his innovative, yet regrettably short-lived Lyn-Lake restaurant, the Gray House, closed in July of 2014, Ian Gray didn’t waste much time grieving. That month a food truck, or rather a trailer (imagine a U-haul with a kitchen inside it) was delivered to him and his business partners Kiri Anderson and Jessica… Read More →
Homegrown Minneapolis is a unique collaboration between city government and citizens that is breaking down barriers to healthful food access through both policy change and grassroots projects. You may not know it, but Homegrown has probably already touched your life in some way. Read on to learn more about the good work they do and… Read More →
For sisters Kylene (Ky) and Mel Guse, fermentation isn’t a fad, it’s just a fact of everyday life. “We’ve always been people who eat bread and cheese and chocolate, drink coffee, wine and beer,” says Ky. “All of these are products of fermentation, so it’s funny to us to see it having a bit of… Read More →
Since 2012 the Wedge has seen competition proliferate. Whereas three years ago there were five other stores in our marketplace focused on natural and organic foods, today there are over 30 natural food stores, co-ops, and mainstream grocers touting local and organic in our area. “We really believe that what we offer is worth driving… Read More →
In Minnesota, hunger can be hard to recognize. Besides the fact that we spend most of the year bundled up in bulky winter wear, hunger is just not a visible problem here in the way we,ve been programmed to think about it. Here, it doesn,t mean children with bloated bellies and hollow faces dying on… Read More →
