Past Columns

Warmers: Eat it while it’s still hot

You might never think about food warmers as collectibles – in fact, you might never have thought about them at all, until columnist Roy Booth sparked your curiousity with this week’s column.

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Read it Again: Week of Sept. 12, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Army food and worldwide cuisine

Military chow has a lasting, often lousy reputation, shares columnist Roy Booth.

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Old barn comes full circle, back to use

One Ohioan is working to preserve the heritage of an 1880s barn and pass on the traditions of previous tenants to his sons.

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Read it Again: Week of Sept. 5, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Table settings throughout the years

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes of the evolution of modern plates and silverware.

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Read it Again: Week of Aug. 29, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Read it Again: Week of Aug. 22, 2001

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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From the woods: Deciding which trees to use for buckets, hinges, brooms

Antique columnist Roy Booth reflects on early settlers’ choices of wood for furniture.

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Read it Again: Week of Aug. 15, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Unlocking the mystery of hidden flower gardens

Columnist Roy Booth takes a trip down the memory lane into village and farmstead flower gardens.

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From simplistic to cathedral styles: Tour will visit several Ohio barns

More than 2,000 preservationists from across the nation will convene Oct. 8-13 in Cleveland for the National Preservation Conference

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Read it Again: Week of Aug. 8, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Ornaments long part of garden decor

Landscape ornaments often forgotten in the collectible world, or in the effort to restore an older home.

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Kitchen, house chores in days of old

Enjoy today’s modern kitchen conveniences because, as columnist Roy Booth relates this week, these creature comforts weren’t always around.

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Read it Again: Week of Aug. 1, 2002

Each week Farm and Dairy takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

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Natural glass by God, gem by man

The various colors, combination of colors and expertise required to make glass is the substance of wonder and mystery to any new or experienced glass collector.

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