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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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Food, Life
Stories and recipes submitted by NCPR friends, listeners and staff. You can find Stories, Food Life at many bookstores throughout the region.
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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.
May 16, 2013 — Culatello. Capocollo. Sopressata. It will soon be legal to import a whole new world of Italian cured pork products, thanks to the USDA's decision to end a decades-long ban. Every Italian region and province, and even many towns have their own distinctive salumi.
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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.
Food Programs at NCPR
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Record Number of People using Homeless Shelters and Soup Kitchens
Apr 05, 2002 — There have been a record number of people seeking help at homeless shelters and soup kitchens in New York throughout the winter. At one free breakfast program in downtown Albany, attendance has been growing. It reached an all time record high a few days before Easter. The churches who run the program aren't exactly sure why. Karen Dewitt reports. Go to full article
Maple Mania - From Tree to Table
Mar 18, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with Betsy Folwell, editor-at-large, about maple recipes from the latest issue of Adirondack Life magazine. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Meat
Mar 14, 2002 — Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley give the rundown on meat, what it is, where it comes from, why we cook it and eat it. Go to full article
March 21st Designated "Hunger Awareness Day"
Mar 12, 2002 — A North Country gardener has started supplying local food pantries with fresh vegetables during the summer growing season. As Jody Tosti reports, what started as a one-man... Go to full article
Natural Selections: Milk
Mar 07, 2002 — What is milk and why do we like it? According to Dr. Curt Stager it's a suspension of lipid globules in water, and is really kind of yucky when you think about it. Go to full article
Food Pantry Use Increasing
Feb 11, 2002 — Studies done in New York City and Albany by advocates for the poor, show that more people are using food pantries since September 11. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
Annual Food Festival Held at Potsdam's Congregation Beth El
Nov 30, 2001 — With Hannukah just around the corner, Congregation Beth El in Potsdam holds its annual food festival this Sunday from noon until 5 pm. Todd Moe talks with coordinator Judith... Go to full article
Food Pantries Prepare for Upcoming Holidays
Nov 21, 2001 — Food pantries and soup kitchens in New York are seeing more clients as the holidays approach and the days grow colder. At the same time, donations to many charities are down... Go to full article
Sen. Clinton Calls for Stronger Food Safety Provisions
Nov 20, 2001 — Americans should expect the government to do more to protect the nation's food supply. That's what Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton told a gathering Monday at Cornell... Go to full article
SUNY Potsdam Hunger Banquet: A Practical Demonstration
Nov 13, 2001 — Students, faculty and staff at SUNY Potsdam get a taste of world poverty and hunger at an unusual banquet. Go to full article
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