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- Brussels Sprouts With Brown Butter & Hazelnuts Recipe
If Lee had to choose one vegetable for the rest of his life, it would be brussels sprouts. Winter is not my favorite time of year when it comes to fresh produce, but I have to admit, it is partially redeemed simply because it's brussels sprout season....
- Organic Milk
When I was growing up my parents raised chickens. We had fresh organic eggs even during the most lean times. We ate a lot of eggs and sold the rest to neighbors for a dollar a dozen, as I recall. The yolks of the eggs were thick and orange colored, and...
- Food Safety
Where do you shop for groceries? I shop all over the place. I shop at chain grocery stores, at specialty gourmet stores, at farmer's markets. You name a place to shop, I've probably shopped there. I'm not alone in this habit. I noticed some...
- Arizona Sows May Get Bigger Pens
The state of Arizona is considering a law that would require larger pens for pregnant pigs and calves being raised for veal, according to this article at the Arizona Business Gazette. Not large. Just larger. Industrial producers are nonetheless battling...
- Gng Recap, 07/07/06
Here are some of the topics we've covered this week on Growers & Grocers I'm a big fan of the Ethicurean blog, after learning about it when I met one of the contributors Add Maryland to the list of states requesting disaster relief...
Cooking
New York Times on rBST
Jack sent me the link to this New York Times article about the issues surrounding rBST, a growth hormone used to boost milk production in cattle. Consumers have begun to shy away from milk with this hormone, even though the FDA has found no health issues with the milk from treated cattle. The untreated milk costs more, because farmers need to recover the cost from lower yields, but consumers have still created enough demand to scare Monsanto, the hormone's producer.
- Brussels Sprouts With Brown Butter & Hazelnuts Recipe
If Lee had to choose one vegetable for the rest of his life, it would be brussels sprouts. Winter is not my favorite time of year when it comes to fresh produce, but I have to admit, it is partially redeemed simply because it's brussels sprout season....
- Organic Milk
When I was growing up my parents raised chickens. We had fresh organic eggs even during the most lean times. We ate a lot of eggs and sold the rest to neighbors for a dollar a dozen, as I recall. The yolks of the eggs were thick and orange colored, and...
- Food Safety
Where do you shop for groceries? I shop all over the place. I shop at chain grocery stores, at specialty gourmet stores, at farmer's markets. You name a place to shop, I've probably shopped there. I'm not alone in this habit. I noticed some...
- Arizona Sows May Get Bigger Pens
The state of Arizona is considering a law that would require larger pens for pregnant pigs and calves being raised for veal, according to this article at the Arizona Business Gazette. Not large. Just larger. Industrial producers are nonetheless battling...
- Gng Recap, 07/07/06
Here are some of the topics we've covered this week on Growers & Grocers I'm a big fan of the Ethicurean blog, after learning about it when I met one of the contributors Add Maryland to the list of states requesting disaster relief...