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Mammoth radish sets W. Va. state record
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Michael R. Tolley of Hico, W.Va., has set a state record with a radish that tipped the scales at 13.27 pounds.
Not sure what to do with fresh, harvested radishes? Pickle them
Ohio State Chow Line has some suggestions for using all the radishes you recently harvested from your garden.
Take 2: Fall planting
Radish, cabbage and leafy greens are perfect for the fall harvest.
Crop could be grown for biofuel market
ATHENS, Ga. — Corn and soybeans are excellent crops for use in ethanol and biodiesel production, but chickens, cows and people like to eat the crops, too. University of Georgia engineers are searching for non-food crops that can be used to make alternative fuels. The oilseed radish is one crop that could be used to
Amish sisters are sweet and innocent
A knock came on my door as I worked in the kitchen one late afternoon this past week. I was startled because I had not heard a car come down our long lane. I was happily surprised to see that it was the oldest of the three sisters who walk through our farm on their
Ice cutting a tradition for Amish
HOWARD, Ohio — They say it’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow somebody some good. This cold January has certainly helped the fuel dealers, and it has put a thick layer of ice on farm ponds.
Radiation from Japan not hurting food
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Radiation spewing from Japan’s severely damaged nuclear facilities following the recent earthquake and tsunami is not endangering the United States’ food supply, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Based upon the government reports, there is currently no risk to our country’s food supply, said Martin
Joel Salatin shares Polyface values in Holmes County
Local foods advocate and author gives keynote address at Family Farm Field Day
Meet the ice breakers: Amish ice-cutting frolic
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Despite some dictionary definitions of a frolic include a drunken brawl, in an Amish community, it’s more a social event.
Do we romanticize the Amish?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The clip clopping of horse hooves on a country lane. Barefoot children in straw hats and bonnets. Black buggies, barn raisings and tables laden with pickles, casseroles and shoofly pie. Image These are the images that come to most of our minds when we picture the Amish. The Plain Folk, as
