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Eating the Harvest!

September 27, 2010

Joey planted some corn earlier in the year.  Not a big patch, but just a few ears. When he got home from school today, he grabbed an ear and took it into the house.  He filled a pot with water, turned it on high, and a few minutes later, he sat down to eat a [...]

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Save a Turkey! Eat more Beef!

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A reader writes: Do you have any turkeys — or can you recommend a good source? Hoven Farms used to grow turkeys – at one point we had over 200 of them. They are a tasty little animal, but not the smartest thing to ever live.  They will die on you at the drop of [...]

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Eat Real. Eat Local

October 15, 2009

I was very surprised by this website. Why?  First thoughts… it is awesome.  The video is excellent and drives a few important points home.  It goes through the reason why we need to eat local and support local food production. Please go visit the site and see what I am talking about.  Watch the video. [...]

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Why Eat Local Food?

October 6, 2009

Great article at the Calgary Herald. Read it.

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That Beef? Comments on “Those Beets?”

September 9, 2009

Those Beets?  I Don’t Buy ‘Em “Why is Alberta beef bought at the farmers’ market philosophically superior to–and way more expensive than–Alberta beef bought at bigger grocery stores, which employ way more Albertans? If I can buy Alberta chicken processed by an Alberta plant sold at the Superstore for far less than I can at [...]

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