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Anybody who’s lived with me knows I love my popcorn—stovetop version, thanks, butter strictly optional.
Well, I’m happy to announce that this habit bodes well for my good health. The Journal of the American Dietetic Association, in its May edition, reports, “People who eat popcorn have an approximately 250 percent higher daily intake of whole [...]

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Meaty treats. Join ranchers and Local Burger maven Hilary Brown 8 a.m.-10 a.m. this Saturday (May 24) at the Lawrence Farmers Market for Local Meat: It’s what’s for dinner! With Hilary at the grill (and doing some advance prep, too), market visitors can sample a variety of local meats. At a volunteer meeting last week, [...]

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There I was at the garden center to pick up a few flowers for my yard, and the first thing I saw was a table of herbs, and then another table. I pondered. Even though I’ve given up on a real vegetable garden, due to multiple failures and lots of shade, I decided maybe [...]

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Yes, the Farm Bill is one of those bits of legislation that reminds us of the truism that you don’t want to see laws or sausage being made. (And just in case we’re willing, Congress makes sure we don’t watch too closely.)
I suppose if I were in Congress, I’d hold my nose and vote for [...]

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There, amid this week’s CSA bag full of greenery, was Purple Passion, a deeply purple asparagus variety.

Even though the Rolling Prairie farmers had green asparagus, too, and even though purple asparagus in my experience turns green just like the other stuff, I couldn’t resist choosing the purple.
I always get excited by the deliveries, but this [...]

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Perhaps you recall my getting lemon balm in my CSA bag a couple of weeks ago. I had no experience with lemon balm, which was one of the attractions, and it was so pretty!
It had these pretty, crinkly leaves, and when you rub them they leave a nice lemony scent on your fingers. I [...]

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