Weight a minute: Feeling fit
Clearly, there is something wrong with my diet. Namely, that I am not on one. Other people seem to be doing all kinds of...
December is a good time to plan
The month of December is a great time to plan. We have the opportunity to make changes to the 2010 year and plan for...
Try to recapture the real joy of eating
"I have shared recipes and practices to describe how we put food on the table during the Great Depression. Domestic Science and Home Economics...
Day with Smithsonian birds was dream come true
Last month I wrote about Marcy Heacker, a research associate and forensic ornithologist in the bird division of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History....
Holiday memories are the best kind
By now, your carcass soup -- you do make carcass soup don't you? -- is waiting for the mashed potatoes or noodles or rice,...
Definition of a blue moon might surprise some
Blue moon/you saw me standing alone/without a dream in my heart/without a love of my own. -- Lyrics from a 1934 song by Richard...
Small gains stabilize grain markets
Grain markets have stabilized on the Chicago Board of Trade in recent days. That is a nice way of saying that we have seen...
FSA Andy: Farm Service Agency
Hello friends,It's an important time of year for the Farm Service Agency. Ballots for this year's county committee election were mailed to eligible voters...
Soil, what an amazing resource!
OK I admit it ... I love soil. I know that kind of makes me a freak (at least that what my wife tells...
The gifter who keeps on giving bad gifts
Mr. Wonderful has taken to hitting me to get his point across. OK, technically it's more of a playful tap on the shoulder to...
