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The Market Bell
Have you ever been to a farmers market a little earlier than start time and were told that market sales cannot begin until a certain time? Has that ever knocked the wind out of your local food shopping sails (sales?) and caused you to be disappointed or confused?
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Posted by Laura Young on 10/11, 2011 at 08:00 AM
Get It While You Can
Welcome to Laura Young, the newest contributor to the Local Food Journey blog! Laura is a goat farmer and horticulturist at Young American Growers in Centre Hall. She is also a vendor and organizer for the North Atherton Farmers Market. Welcome, Laura!
Many years ago, a dear friend gifted my husband and I the audio version of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle written by Barbara Kingsolver. I find that I never tire of listening to it. I always learn something new and am regularly surprised by something I forgot. It has become, for me, a one-stop shopping source for inspiration on the small steps we can continue to take on this local food journey of ours.
Continue Reading: Get It While You Can
Posted by Laura Young on 07/05, 2011 at 11:00 AM
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Seasonal Recipes
- At the Dinner Table with French Penn State Graduate Student Sandra Rosseau
- Recipe: Spinach salad with bacon and smoked cheese
- Hearty Chorizo, Kale and Potato Soup
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Food Stories from NPR
In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial
May 22, 2013
Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention.
Could African Crops Be Improved With Private Biotech Data?
May 22, 2013
A plant scientist at Mars Inc. has appealed to the world's biggest life sciences companies to help him — by sharing what they already know about 100 crops that could provide better nutrition in Africa. But can the kings of agricultural intellectual property get onboard with open source agricultural information for Africa?
How Genomics Solved The Mystery Of Ireland's Great Famine
May 22, 2013
Although scientists have known that a funguslike organism caused the potato blight that triggered the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, they didn't know which strain was the culprit. But they do now, thanks to the genes in some 19th century potato samples.
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