Berry Season Begins
This spring at our house, we've sampled a couple packages of shipped-in strawberries. They garnish a pretty plate, aren't bad on cereal , but we're still waiting for strawberries fresh from our local patches.
In Tribute
Memorial Day marks the beginning of our summer season. It was established in 1868 to commemorate the dead from the Civil War.
Black hens and brown eggs
Why do brown eggs have that extra wholesome, homespun appeal?
Moms Yearn for Comfort Foods
Most moms are not as sensational as those who live on Wisteria Lane (Desperate Housewives), but many moms feel a bit desperate occasionally.
Dandy Greens
One thing everyone in my family agrees on -- we do love eating greens. I have always been partial to Swiss chard.
Getting Beyond the Grief
Coverage of the tragic massacre at Virginia Tech will be, by today's standards, old news when this issue of Farm and Dairy comes out, but I'm motivated to write about little else when concern about the incident is so great.
Read It Out Loud
I don't need to make a case for reading here. Since you're reading this paper, obviously, you're a reader.
Our Libraries: Channeling Between the Ditches
Libraries have always been a home away from home for me. Whether I stood beside the "stacks" (bookshelves) or in a privileged place behind the desk, I sensed at an early age the quiet, potential "wealth" around me.
National Poetry Month – April
How to Eat a Poem Don't be polite. Bite in. Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin.
Eating right
Perhaps more of us than ever before are aware of the importance of what we eat, while at the same time, more temptations that aren't so good for us surround us and sway us to indulge in the wrong foods.
