OK, here’s a story a little far afield from the Northwest, but a Brooklyn, NY high school perfectly illustrates an issue Edible Idaho explored on Monday: the strong desire people have to get close to the source of their food. As the New York Times reports: These curious students, all juniors and seniors at Automotive High... »
Yesterday, Capital Press reported contributions from several groups will allow specialty crop research to continue at the University of Idaho Parma Research and Extension Center. Last September Edible Idaho aired a story on Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi, a fruit researcher for the Parma Center who has done innovative... »
More and more people are getting directly involved in food. Growing it, cooking it, even blogging about it. Some are going still further: plunging — literally — into the meat of the matter. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand visits a class... »
On January 11th, I reported on the drawing-a-line-in-the-sand speech by American Farm Bureau Federation president, Bob Stallman. In his speech, Stallman said farmers and ranchers of all types should... »
The dairy industry in Idaho has seen explosive growth over the last decade or so. According to United Dairymen of Idaho, the state is now the 2nd largest milk... »
Potatoes are notorious users of pesticides and fertilizers. Back in 2007, I produced an Edible Idaho radio story on how potato production had tainted wells on the Fort Hall... »
I bet we Boiseans will eventually start munching on banh mi, or Vietnamese sandwiches, with the casual regularity of the once exotic taco, pad Thai or pizza (yes, pizza... »
Back in December, I mentioned the upcoming Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene, which runs from January 29th to 31st. Among many dinners, workshops and tastings, the festival also offers... »
(GH) As mentioned in a previous post, Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” spoke at Washinton State University on Wednesday, January 13th. Here, from the agricultural weekly Capital Press,... »
The new Taj Mahal restaurant in downtown Boise serves Indian food in Hi-Def. Blame that metaphorical leap on the flat screen TV hanging from Taj Mahal’s far wall. Eating while... »
SEATTLE — Steve Brown of Capital Press quotes president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Bob Stallman as issuing a call to arms to counter criticism of conventional agriculture: “It... »
Last Monday, Edible Idaho aired an NPR story on Idaho’s Bounty Co-op, a group bringing sustainably raised, local food to individual consumers. Today, producer Guy Hand reports on Idaho’s Bounty’s... »
This little room is all dark wood, sepia prints and raw brick – the rich, rosy tones of good winter ale. Top it off with a big artisan beer... »
Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, a critique of modern food systems that was named one of the ten best books of the year by both the New York... »
The local food movement is exploding in popularity. At this time of year, though, fresh local produce can seem like a distant memory. But even as the snow flies,... »
