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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 →
Corned: to preserve meat with salt. The term comes from an old word for “kernel,” because the salt people used resembled kernels of wheat. It’s been in the Oxford English Dictionary since 888 A.D. But corned beef, the highlight of almost any St. Patrick’s Day celebration in America, isn’t the national dish of Ireland; on… Read More →
In January, U.S. government officials released the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), a set of national nutrition standards that guide food labeling, school lunch menus and public nutrition programs. The guidelines, which are revised every five years, are based on evolving nutrition science, and serve as the government’s official advice on how we… Read More →
On Oct. 15, the Gardens of Eagan (GOE) harvest crew made their last rounds through the well-loved fields of our Northfield farm. The air was crisp and the sky lined with high white clouds. Five knife-wielding pairs of hands made their ways between the rows of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kale, filling bin after bin… Read More →
Americans throw away 4 million pounds of wrapping paper each year. That’s because it’s dyed and laminated in a way that makes it tough to recycle. But you can cut down on the waste of onetime wrap jobs with these ideas for making your own, that are as beautiful as they are sustainable. And cheers… Read More →
Wedgeshare grant allocations The WedgeShare Committee met in late October to allocate $50,000 in WedgeShare grants to the organizations on the slate, based on the votes cast for each organization during the 2015 election period. Those recipients and amounts are as follows: The Aliveness Project – $5,000 Appetite for Change – $7,650 Compatible Technology International… Read More →
Glenn county, California is nestled upon the valley floor between the Mendocino national forest to the west and the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east. Like much of the rest of the Sacramento Valley, this area is primarily agricultural, with almond and walnut plantations dominating the landscape. But if you wind your way up a ribbon of… Read More →
In October 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly announced our nation’s first food-waste-reduction goal: a 50 percent decrease in food waste sent to landfills by 2030. This will be no easy feat. Based on the EPA’s numbers, nearly 18 million tons of food waste will need to… Read More →