Hoch Orchard La Crescent, Minn. Growing up, Jackie Hoch never imagined the life of a farmer for herself. From a small town, her dreams were of high-rising glowing skylines, not the intermittent flicker of firefly backsides. She went to school to study biology and chemistry, became a medical technician, and worked her way up to… Read More →
Bob’s Red Mill sorghum grain – Whole grain and gluten-free, sorghum is high in unsaturated fats, protein, fiber, and antioxidants. It has a hearty, chewy texture similar to wheat berries. 24 oz. $3.99 Neat meaty alternative – Shelf-stable, soy-free meat alternative made of pecans, garbanzos, GF oats and GF corn. Just add water and eggs… Read More →
Three things you probably didn’t know about the fruit of summer— watermelon! Like all fruits, they naturally have seeds. But that doesn’t mean that seedless watermelons are genetically modified—they’re actually hybrids that have been carefully bred to be incapable of producing seeds. They’re kind of the mules of the melon world. And those little white… Read More →
Make your own ricotta cheese Ricotta is Italian for “to cook again,” and traditionally it’s made by heating the whey byproduct of another cheese, like mozzarella. But you can also make it at home with readily available ingredients and just a few simple steps. INGREDIENTS 3 cups whole milk (the fresher the better, as it… Read More →
Amidst all the cuts to the food stamp program and the reshuffling of crop subsidies to insurance payments, the organic movement somehow managed to quietly score some serious cash. After four years of congressional deadlock, at long last we have a Farm Bill. Standing in front of a tractor and other farm equipment at Michigan… Read More →
By Elka Malkis, Financial Manager INCOME STATEMENTS This year, The Wedge began using a new auditing firm. One result of that change is a slightly new format for the statement of income and retained earnings. The gross sales listed, $49.3 million, are the combined sales at the store, the warehouse, and the farm, an increase… Read More →
