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Granny Smith Apple by Mr. Noded from Flickr

Reviving My Series of Food Polls With Apples! Which is your favorite?

By on May 17, 2013 in ag awareness, food, food poll

A few years ago (2010 to be  exact) the great butter and lard debate launched a fun series of food polls for my blog over the summer. Each weekend I would do a food poll. The poll could be on almost any kind of food — we talked ice cream, favorite Chicago foods, celebrating by [...]

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fresh greens for sale at the farmer's market

K is for Kale — Kale is a Winter Crop & a Power Food

By on April 13, 2013 in ag awareness, food

Early on I thought of two words that I may want to write about in my K post. They were VERY DIFFERENT words. One was of course kale (bet you could guess that since I’m writing about that) and the other was just K — that’s the abbreviation for potassium and potash is really important [...]

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growing grapes for raisins

Every Picture Tells a Story — Raisin Farms in the San Joaquin Valley

By on November 29, 2012 in ag awareness, agriculture, food, travel

I love that people are willing to help me figure out which stories to share first from the adventures I had in Oregon and California! The first person to reply to my request for opinions was a fellow blogger here in St. Louis! I haven’t met her yet, but Yokasta Schneider of Get U Moving Fitness is a [...]

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airline pretzels & a water bottle

Mindfulness in Food May Be What We Need

By on November 10, 2012 in food

I can remember friends saying they were carb-loading for a big race. They wanted that energy that can sustain you for a long run or whatever. Pasta, cereal, etc were the way to go. Compare that to the foods we were generally eating at the time. Breakfast was cereal at times, eggs and bacon others, [...]

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In the St Louis Cardinals offices

St. Louis Area Bloggers Learn How @MOFarmersCare #STL

By on October 30, 2012 in ag awareness, agriculture

I love baseball. Its always been a sport I enjoyed. Spending an afternoon or evening at the ballpark is perfect. What makes it a tiny bit better? Meeting a bunch of bloggers and farmers at a ballpark! That’s exactly what happened last month when I got to go to a bloggers event sponsored by Missouri [...]

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Learning About Food in Charleston Thanks to Two Bloggers

By on April 10, 2012 in food

If Charleston hasn’t officially been named one of America’s top food cities, it is just because the people of Charleston didn’t want any more people charging into their city and filling up the reservation logs at so many incredible restaurants. But what strikes me in such a major way is that great food isn’t for [...]

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rosemary olive bread from a local bakery

Opening Day in St. Louis for Baseball & Farmers Market

By on April 7, 2012 in food, popular culture

One clear sign of spring is the start of baseball’s spring training, but opening day is a critical milestone! This year two big opening days came at the same time — Major League Baseball and one of the seasonal farmers markets in my part of the world. And what’s really cool, is I was able [...]

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Annie & Jerry getting a photo taken

VIDEO: How To Make Maple Syrup & Other Breakfast Ideas

By on March 24, 2012 in food

Most of us laugh a bit when Will Ferrell’s character in “Elf” proclaims maple syrup as one of the four food groups. But then again, most people think syrup is a required part of breakfast involving pancakes, waffles or French toast. And even though I knew the difference between some of the syrup used and [...]

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