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Today we’re excited to have a new regular contributor join us on The Dirt. Lucy Martin lives south of urban Ottawa and writes regularly for NCPR’s other blogs. A couple times a month, she’ll share the view of food and farm issues...
The Canton Town Council Monday night scrapped a proposal to allow people to raise chickens in residential zones. According to the Watertown Daily Times, several residents spoke against the law as written, because it would have required a minimum of...
Hey, I’ve got a five year-old. I know the pressure to get your child to eat healthy can feel overwhelming. You’re up against a $4.2 billion dollar marketing barrage, meals that are equal parts diabolically delicious and caloric...
It’s a been a rough spring for bees in NY and elsewhere, and that could mean honey shortages, or at least a delay in the honey season. The latest buzz comes from the annual winter loss survey released this week. Preliminary results indicate...
Remember when students, school officials, and many others went nuts last year, after the new school food rules went into effect? Pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama, the USDA school food guidelines cut calories, salt, and fat content in the lunch...
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May 19, 2013 — Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.
May 17, 2013 — Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.
May 17, 2013 — A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says insects offer a huge potential for improving the world's food security. Peter Menzel, co-author of Man Eating Bugs, describes some insect-based cuisine and the western aversion to creepy-crawly snacks.
May 17, 2013 — After years of research, an animal scientist looking for ways to keep inflammation down in cattle came up with a novel approach: feed them flax. The flax in their food helps keep animals healthy and has an added benefit for people who later eat their meat: omega-3 enriched beef.
May 16, 2013 — As Congress gets to work on the farm bill, two common-sense, bipartisan reform measures seem to have gotten run over somewhere along the way. The first would set minimum standards for housing egg-laying chickens. The second sought to change how the U.S. provides food aid to people in foreign nations.
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Audio SeriesLocal Flavors: Todd Moe keeps it homegrown in this series focused on eating locally, and on sustainable agriculture and gardening.
Audio Slideshow:Watertown Schools Fight Hunger with "Empty Bowls"
the "Empty Bowls" program, which began sixteen years ago in Michigan and has grown nationwide in scope. 1,700 clay bowls that were made over the last few months at schools in Jefferson County will raise thousands of dollars for hunger relief.
Photo Audio EssayThe New Potsdam Co-op Bakery
The Potsdam Food Coop's new wood-fired brick oven is producing crunchy, chewy sourdough and wholewheat breads. Todd Moe talks with the Coop's baker, Chris Affrey.
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Great Lakes Food Chain Disrupted
Jul 05, 2001 — A major link in the food web is disappearing from the Great Lakes. Researchers are concerned that its absence will damage fish populations. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports. Go to full article
Bears and Backpackers in Co-habitation
Apr 18, 2001 — This summer, tens of thousands of hikers and campers will flock to the eastern High Peaks. Waiting for them will be a small group of aggressive black bears. The animals have learned to see campsites and backpacks as a prime source of food. Forest rangers say the risk of a life-threatening encounter is growing. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
North Country GardenShare
Apr 10, 2001 — Gardeners are urged to plant a row for the hungry in their gardens this summer. Todd Moe talks with GardenShare coordinator Philip Harnden, who says this year he'd like to see at least a hundred gardeners participate. Go to full article
Hermon-DeKalb Students Fast to Fight Hunger
Mar 22, 2001 — Students in Hermon DeKalb High School are giving up food for a day to help fight hunger in St. Lawrence County. For the fourth year, teens will forgo meals and snacks for 30... Go to full article
TAUNY Cookbook Wins National Award
Feb 02, 2001 — The Traditional Arts In Upstate New York's cookbook, Good Food, Served Righthas won first place in the 2000 Tobasco Community Cookbook Competition. Martha Foley has... Go to full article
Potsdam Coop Plans Wood-fired Bakery
Jan 30, 2001 — A small town in Italy is helping shape the future of the Potsdam Food Co-op. This summer, the Co-op plans to open a bakery, complete with a wood-fired brick oven. The idea... Go to full article
Natural Selections: White Meat, Dark Meat
Nov 30, 2000 — The Thanksgiving holiday brought some questions to mind for Martha Foley about turkeys. For instance, why is dark meat dark? She and Dr. Curt Stager discuss turkey anatomy. Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Bea Reynolds, Grand Champion Cook
Burke, NY, May 29, 2000 — Bea Reynolds of Burke has always been well known to her family, church, and community as a special home maker. Helping feed a big family, she learned early from her mother.... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Brier Hill Volunteer F.D. Bullhead Feed
Brier Hill, NY, Mar 27, 2000 — The Brier Hill Volunteer Fire Department continues one of the region's oldest community suppers--a bullhead feed. Begun in 1937 as a fundraiser, the bullhead feed is a... Go to full article
Home Cooking: Homebrewing
Feb 09, 1989 — Produced by Steve Gotcher and Varrick Chittenden for Traditional Arts in Upstate New York and North Country Public Radio. Go to full article
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