I’m so behind in so many things, but here, nevertheless, are some updates as some items of interest. Of course, I haven’t read my RSS feeds in days, but I’m doing what I can.
Updates
Perhaps you remember the following items from a couple of weeks ago:
Meryl makes a good case for me to be extra sad [...]
Growing in Kansas. Commentator John Schlageck gives the rundown on Kansas’ ag statistics. (Pittsburg Sun)
Food and fuel. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is having a food and fuel forum on Oct. 23 (DomesticFuel.com)
Food and research. The KC Star endorses a Johnson County, Kansas, sales tax to fund research that would include a K-State [...]
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 [...]
Tags:food safety·National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility·wheat
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 [...]
Tags:corn·flour·fruits·Land Institute·sustainable agriculture·vegetables·wheat
