You pick it, you eat it
Like so much of summer, fresh local produce can be enjoyed for only a short time. Sure, you can stop at a farm stand, but why not go one better and go straight to the source? A number of area farmers open their fields to willing pickers and let you take home your harvest. Prices vary depending on the crop, …
Execution case puts slave trade under the microscope
In “Hanging Captain Gordon,” a history of the 1862 execution of a ship captain engaged in the slave trade, Ron Soodalter estimates that a full cargo of 800 slaves could be purchased in Africa for $32,000 in 1850 and then later sold for 30 times that amount . Despite an 1820 US law that made slave trading a capital offense, …
Which are better for you, canned or frozen vegetables?
Fresh vegetables, which are superior to packaged varieties in taste, texture, and nutritional value, should always be your first pick. When fresh vegetables are not in season, or if you like to ensure that you have vegetables at the ready, canned and frozen products can be convenient.
Can their rock songs predict the future?
We’ve always known that the answers to life’s big questions are somehow embedded in the words and melodies of the music we love, and now local band Jim’s Big Ego and “oracle” Andras Jones are out to prove it.
A gripping look at foundations of Mormon faith
Imagine a four-hour documentary on the Mormon church that skips its most prominent member in the country today, Mitt Romney.
Their own spin on Afrobeat
SAN FRANCISCO — For Aphrodesia, the moment of truth came when the San Francisco band took the stage at The Shrine, the legendary Lagos club founded by Nigeria’s late musical rebel-in-chief Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The gig was the culmination of a monthlong trip to West Africa, and the 11-piece combo’s performance marked the first time a Western band brought Fela’s …
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April 27th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
[…] You pick it, you eat it Like so much of summer, fresh local produce can be enjoyed for only a short time. Sure, you can stop at a farm stand, but why not go one better and go straight to the source? A number of area farmers open their fields to willing pickers and let you take home your harvest. Prices […] […]
April 27th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
[…] You pick it, you eat it Like so much of summer, fresh local produce can be enjoyed for only a short time. Sure, you can stop at a farm stand, but why not go one better and go straight to the source? A number of area farmers open their fields to willing pickers and let you take home your harvest. Prices […] […]
April 29th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
[…] You pick it, you eat it Like so much of summer, fresh local produce can be enjoyed for only a short time. Sure, you can stop at a farm stand, but why not go one better and go straight to the source? A number of area farmers open their fields to willing pickers and let you take home your harvest. Prices […] […]
April 30th, 2007 at 1:38 am
[…] You pick it, you eat it Like so much of summer, fresh local produce can be enjoyed for only a short time. Sure, you can stop at a farm stand, but why not go one better and go straight to the source? A number of area farmers open their fields to willing pickers and let you take home your harvest. Prices […] […]