Milk
Reading Time: 1.5 minutes Takeaway: We humans have a long history with milk and with good reason in many places, but many people may be intolerant of the sugars in […]
Farm & Food Friday
Hey, check this out–Chainsaw safety and free lunch over in Pittsboro this weekend! Come See the Face of Agriculture in Chatham County! Saturday, August 23, 2014 from 10:00 am […]
Farm & Food Friday
Fall Vegetable Gardening:Extending the Harvest Registration is required. Contact Pam Marshall at 641-2400 or pamela_marshall@ncsu.edu. Be sure to indicate class choice, date and location. Sun., Aug. 17, 4:00pm; Arboretum Education Building; 401 Ashland […]
Tomatoes, Second half
Reading time: 1.5 minutes Takeaway: The previous post is all well and good, but how do tomatoes actually grow? We learn about the different kinds of tomatoes (heirloom vs. hybrid, […]
Farm & Food Friday
Happy Friday everyone! Have you seen the new stamps? August 9 Tomato Appreciation Day/BLT Cook-off Greensboro Farmers Curb Market 501 Yanceyville St., Greensboro, NC Join us for BLT tastings crafted […]
Tomatoes, First Half
Reading time: 1.5 minutes, skimmable Takeaway: Tomatoes originated in South America, and have an interesting history; most people in the USA didn’t start eating them till the 1900s for […]
Farm & Food Friday
August 1 First Friday 6-9pm Bliss & Co. Downtown has invited the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market to join them during August’s First Friday. Say hi to regular vendors such asMassey Creek Farms […]
Homeland Creamery
Reading time: 2 minutes Takeaway: Homeland Creamery in Julian is a multi-generational dairy conscientiously producing and selling milk, butter and ice cream, among other dairy products. Though they sell through […]
Farm & Food Friday
Looks like it’s going to be a beautiful weekend for getting out and getting to the farmers markets PLUS this fun festival below celebrating the confused fruit, tomatoes! July 26 […]
Tails of Dairying Do, Part Two
Where’s the milk come from? Same place as other mammals but with special names! Dairy cow mammary glands form what’s called an udder which has four teats that the milk […]
Pineapples on Trees 