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Jun 19, 2013 — The prize is sometimes called the "Nobel Prize for food and agriculture." And this year's winners include Monsanto executive Robert Fraley, a pioneer in genetically engineered crops. If there's a single person who personifies the company's controversial role in American agriculture, it's probably Fraley.
Jun 19, 2013 — The National Potato Council wants potatoes to be allowed in a supplemental food program for low-income women and children at nutritional risk. But advocates for the program say the industry just wants to circumvent the scientific process that sets policy on nutrition.
Jun 19, 2013 — The martini has been called "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet." But is this cocktail perfectly American? Maybe not entirely. In honor of National Martini Day, we decided to dig into the drink's muddled past.
Jun 19, 2013 — Apricots are the finest of summer's fruits, with dense, juicy flesh and delicate, velvety skins. That's why it is so disheartening when you bite into one, only to find it is mealy and flavorless. To find the best ones, head to your local farmers market.
Jun 18, 2013 — Did a 10-pound bag of potatoes really cost $15 back in 2008? We get to the bottom of some puzzling numbers in the lawsuit alleging America's potato growers have become a spud cartel.
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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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Celebrating a "local" Thanksgiving
Plattsburgh, NY, Nov 22, 2010 — Thanksgiving can be a great opportunity to savor a real harvest meal, even given the North Country's growing season. Martha Foley and Cooperative Extension's Amy Ivy inventory the menu possibilities. (And it isn't all root vegetables!) Go to full article
Eating and talking local food
Antwerp, NY, Oct 04, 2010 — Some of the region's farmers and chefs will gather tonight in Antwerp to showcase locally raised food and offer a free tasting of gourmet dishes. Families are invited to come learn about where they can purchase locally produced meats, veggies, fruit, cheeses, wine, honey and more. Todd Moe talks with Sue Rau, of North Country Grown Cooperative, about tonight's "Farm to Market" event and her coop, which began five years ago. Go to full article
Local food: Farm2Fork Festival in Saranac Lake
Aug 26, 2010 — "Going local" is a subject you've heard about many times in the last few years. You can't celebrate "local" without talking about food. Todd Moe visited a community garden in Saranac Lake and talked to Green Circle founder Gail Brill about the upcoming "Farm2Fork Festival" on September 4th in Riverside Park. The event will include workshops, cooking demonstrations and, of course, a chance to eat locally grown food. Go to full article
Wild about cheese
Star Lake, NY, Aug 04, 2010 — Cheese will be the topic of a series of lectures around the region this month. The authors of the new book, The Summer of a Thousand Cheeses, will share their love of... Go to full article
Heard Up North: The Oreo cookie, fried
Lowville, NY, Jul 30, 2010 — It's county fair season in the North Country. And that means it's also fried food season. Fried dough, French fries, funnel cakes. At the Lewis County fair last week in... Go to full article
Keeping in touch with The Garden Plot
Canton, NY, Jul 23, 2010 — NCPR and TAUNY, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, have been keeping track of gardens across the North Country in a project we call The Garden Plot.
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Brew fest brings beer makers and beer lovers together
Burlington, VT, Jul 22, 2010 — One of the highlights of Burlington's summer is the yearly "brewfest" on the waterfront. It brings brewers and beer fanciers together for a big, cheery, Canadian-American... Go to full article
Canadian brings a European sensibility to the "new" eat local movement
Ottawa, ON, Jul 21, 2010 — Last week, David Sommerstein reported that a shortage of meat cutters and slaughterhouses is a limiting factor in the growing trend to eat local. He visited New York State's... Go to full article
Heard Up North: divine bovines
Jul 20, 2010 — The town of Essex, along Lake Champlain, is one of those bucolic spots in the North Country with views of the lake, blue-gray mountains and rolling green pastures. Kristin... Go to full article
Good Eats at Lake Placid BBQ Festival
Lake Placid, NY, Jul 19, 2010 — Hot and spicy was the order of the day at the Lake Placid 5th annual I Love Barbecue Festival to benefit the Shipman Youth Center. Competitors braved high temperatures for... Go to full article
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