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My tax dollars at work. It didn’t get much attention in Kansas, but controversial pharma-food producer Ventria got a nice loan from me and my fellow taxpayers. Now they’re talking an over-the-counter product instead of saving third-world children. What a surprise! (The biggest report in the Wichita Eagle, mere mentions in KC Star, Lawrence J-W, [...]

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Finally, here’s a roundup of some food news in the area, aside from the daily reports of tomato-borne salmonella and rising food cost forecasts due to the Iowa floods.
Going against the grain. Gordon D. Fiedler Jr. over in Salina snags a bushel of wheat in this funny-serious take on eating locally. (Salina Journal)
Pizza cone [...]

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Time to round up food for others, sick cattle, food waste and problem fish.
Farms everywhere but not a bite to eat. That’s an exaggeration, but it’s nevertheless true that hunger rises, especially for children, during the summer, when kids don’t get school lunches. Harvesters helps. (KC Star)
Where’s the beef tests? Here’s an update on mad-cow [...]

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Got a lot of news items this week, and a lot of them are grainy.
Kansas miller stands out. The Stafford County Flour Mills produces a premium (local) product. (Pratt Tribune)
Local freegans. They’ve been spotted in Lawrence, according to the KC Star.
Biosafety Research. K-State’s got it. (High Plains Journal)
Peas, please. WIC finally helps recipients buy fruits [...]

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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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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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