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September 07, 2006 02:31 PM EDT -- "How we eat determines to a considerable extent how the world is used." -Wendell Berry If you subscribe to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) or shop at your local farmers' . . . more
September 17, 2006 12:48 PM EDT -- Iowa: The Birthplace of Delicious By Chef Kurt Michael Friese One cool spring morning, about 1880, Madison County farmer Jesse Hiatt was walking the rows of his young orchard when he noticed a chance . . . more
November 26, 2006 02:13 PM EST -- In order to reverse the degradation of life in America, we need a new domestic outlook which looks to the welfare of the people, not just the creation of wealth.  If we stay addicted to the desire . . . more
September 18, 2006 03:25 PM EDT -- Over the weekend we read the disturbing news of another foodborne illness outbreak.  Once again it is e-coli 0157(h)7, a particularly nasty strain, that has sickened at least 120 and killed at least . . . more
October 03, 2006 09:28 PM EDT --             I serve on a business incubator board, and have a question to the Gather community.  Have you ever heard of a commercial/industrial . . . more
May 27, 2006 04:23 PM EDT -- This is going to be a bit of an experiment. Over the next year, I'm going to publish on Gather the written half of my Master's thesis for architecture. (Given the degree, I'll be doing a bunch . . . more
July 10, 2006 12:00 PM EDT -- As a movie freak and a political junkie, it was inevitable that I would have to see Davis Guggenheims' latest documentary, An Inconvenient Truth.  Now like most people if you had asked me if . . . more
June 03, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --        It's About the Food By Chef Kurt Michael Friese Planting a Seed - The Philosophy of Stewardship Visit the author @ www.KurtFriese.com     "And . . . more
Burning Corn
by George McNaughton
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 19
November 13, 2006 08:39 PM EST -- Somehow it just doesn't make sense to me that our new furnace which burns corn is cheaper than fuel oil, propane and even wood pellets.  It just does not make sense.  Its true, but not logical.  . . . more
Soulful Foods
by Charli Mills
views: 61 | rating: 10 | comments: 12
February 13, 2008 06:29 PM EST -- The first time I heard the term "soulful" foods it was at Valley Natural Foods and was used to describe soy. The term was coined to describe the heart-healthy aspects of soy. To me, the idea . . . more
May 29, 2006 09:45 PM EDT -- The following narrative currently serves as a preface to my thesis proposal. With a rather bleak tone, it introduces the main concepts of the thesis by presenting them from the perspective of a pensive . . . more
August 07, 2007 05:55 PM EDT -- “Death Wish-Why the Gulf dead zone won't go away any time soon”, a recent article published in Grist, reminds Americans that the crystal waters off our Gulf coast are no longer life-sustaining . . . more
December 06, 2006 03:05 PM EST -- So many benefits. But then there's the mercury warning. Here's what you need to know to enjoy seafood safely. To eat or not to eat? A growing number of consumers seem to be asking that question . . . more
August 08, 2007 02:22 PM EDT -- Contaminated Chinese imports infected this summer’s news headlines.  These “iffy imports” frightened consumers looking to enjoy shrimp cocktails and kicked Congress into debates . . . more
August 15, 2006 11:17 AM EDT -- The Cook's Garden - Tomatoes By Chef Kurt Michael Friese AUGUST. This IS a special kind of heat, the kind that seems unique to Iowa, the kind that keeps those of less hearty stock from settling here, . . . more
September 20, 2006 10:30 PM EDT -- Cooking Class Real Cooking Made Simple Begin Preparing Now for Happy Thanksgiving Part 1 in a 2 Part Series Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  It represents all that I cherish: Family and friends . . . more
August 14, 2007 06:08 PM EDT -- February is the month for sweethearts however this coming February, Kroger grocery won’t celebrate by sending customers chocolate and flowers. Rather, the national grocery chain will kick the hormones, . . . more
January 13, 2007 10:56 AM EST -- Posted on behalf of Pablo and Esther Elliot of Stoney Lonesome Farm in Gainesville, VA:   To all Concerned, We run a small vegetable farm in Gainesville, Virginia, just an hour's drive from . . . more
September 22, 2006 01:01 PM EDT -- Cooking Class Real Cooking Made Simple By Chef Kurt Michael Friese New Traditions: How to Deep-Fry a Turkey That pale, tasteless, hormone-laden excuse for a bird in your grocer's freezer is no turkey.  . . . more
November 16, 2006 08:44 PM EST -- Well the committee chairman for our new elementary school renovations drives past our corn boiler everyday and now the school is considering switching to corn as well.  It appears that the corn holding . . . more
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