Sunday 26 September 2021
World Food Day is annually celebrated in honor of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. FAO was founded in 1945 and this marks…
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I saw another one of these signs near the airport the other day and I do agree! The sign also made me ask myself to whom should my comment, question…
Read PostFriday 30 July 2021
An April news item from the University of Minnesota about 4-H and their work to end hunger caught my attention quickly. I am a 4-H alumna, having been a member…
Read PostFriday 25 June 2021
National Pollinator Protection Week 2021 was June 21-27. Roseville, where I live, adopted a Pollinator Friendly Community resolution in 2017 with actions for both city and residents. Bee nest boxes…
Read PostFriday 28 May 2021
Are you ready for something like “upcycled food”? I hope that the concept at least makes you curious to learn more. I was surprised and delighted to read an article…
Read PostFriday 30 April 2021
Drink Coffee and Do Good. A sign near our kitchen coffee pot has these words on it. I try to do both. If you are like me, you really need…
Read PostSaturday 27 March 2021
I participated during Lent this year in weekly Lectio Divina sessions through Wisdom Ways in St. Paul. The readings used were from the Gospel of Thomas and the experience a…
Read PostWednesday 03 March 2021
If you don’t know much now, you perhaps will soon. Kernza® perennial grain is a new strain of intermediate wheatgrass and is the first perennial grain to be commercialized in…
Read PostSaturday 30 January 2021
Because Valentine’s Day arrives in mid-February and is such a consumer-oriented celebration of cards, candy, flowers, and gifts, we think about this as a month all about love. Besides that,…
Read PostSunday 27 December 2020
If you were around children and youth during the holiday season or even during the last few months as schools were doing online and hybrid learning, those young folks were…
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