In honor of our cattle-country heritage, and to make Bonnie happy at Ethicurean.com, I’m going to start calling these item entries roundups rather than digests. (We’re going to ignore the broad-spectrum herbicide implications for now.) Yee-haw! Localizing Lawrence food. The Lawrence Sustainability Network is sponsoring a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at [...]
Entries from March 11th, 2008
Roundup: Talking, planting, harvesting
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Food in the news, Roundup
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Bill to ban rBGH-free milk labeling in Kansas seems to be off the table
March 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food in the news
Remember the proposal to ban milk labels in Kansas stating that a dairy’s cows were not treated with growth hormone injections? Sen. Marci Francisco on Wednesday (March 5, 2008) notified people who had contacted her about the proposal that the bill appeared to be dead. From her email: Senator Taddiken, chair of the committee, announced [...]
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Hello, Washington? Read this
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Farm Bill, Healthy eating, local food
I can’t say it any better, so I suggest you just go to the Cleaner Plate Club and read a plainspoken rant about what’s wrong with the Farm Bill.
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Tip: An easier way to peel butternut squash
March 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Cooking tips
I made soup again the other night. I know I said I was sick of soup, but it sounded better than anything else I could think of. Anyway, the good news is it’s delicious and it gave me an excuse to try a new squash-peeling method. On to the tip: Butternut squash is great to [...]
Spring is on the tree tips
March 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · General, local food
On my walk yesterday afternoon I spotted a couple of signs that food may again grow in these climes. Small leaves and buds on a quince bush. Buds begin to emerge (above) on cherry tree branch (below). It’s not much, but it’s a start. Those signs, plus today’s amazing warmth give me hope that this [...]
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