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A Northwest Winery Says No To Wine Critics

Saturday, March 6, 2010
By Guy Hand
A Northwest Winery Says No To Wine Critics

(GH: Anna King of The Northwest News Network reports on a battle between wine makers and wine critics on Northwest Public Radio.) Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010 RICHLAND, WA – Some big names in the Northwest wine industry have been quarrelling publicly — online. Gut punches on Facebook have led to rebuttals on blogs and plenty... »

Idaho’s Cinder Winery in the News

Friday, March 5, 2010
By Guy Hand
Idaho’s Cinder Winery in the News

Garden City based Cinder Winery has been on the receiving end of some very good press lately (not that that’s altogether unusual thing for husband and wife team Joe Schnerr & Melanie Krause). In February, Cinder made Wine Business Monthly’s seventh annual “Hot Small Brands” list,... »

Animal Welfare on the Farm

Monday, March 1, 2010
By Guy Hand
Animal Welfare on the Farm

The ethical treatment of farm animals is a growing concern for many Americans.  And that puts states with relatively few animal cruelty laws, like Idaho, in the cross-hairs of animal welfare groups.  It also makes those states attractive to livestock operations looking to relocate... »


Wine Tasting Possible at Washington Farmers’ Markets

Saturday, February 27, 2010
By The Northwest News Network

(GH: Anna King of The Northwest News Network reports on a law that would allow wine tasting at farmers’ markets.) RICHLAND, WA – Washington wineries are asking state lawmakers to... »

Cucina di Paolo, Boise

Friday, February 26, 2010
By Guy Hand
Cucina di Paolo, Boise

Mary Jean Wegner is not so much a restaurant owner as a tousle-haired force of nature. She twirls around this tight cluster of tables and chairs scattering greetings, menu... »

Sustainable Seafood in the Northwest

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Guy Hand
Sustainable Seafood in the Northwest

Bluefin tuna is the poster-fish for declining fisheries worldwide.  The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas reports that bluefin stocks hover at 15% of their historic levels.... »

Portland’s Coffee Culture Swipes Seattle’s Crown?

Friday, February 19, 2010
By The Northwest News Network
Portland’s Coffee Culture Swipes Seattle’s Crown?

(GH: Chantal Anderson of The Northwest News Network reports on coffee culture domination on Northwest Public Radio.  Go here for a reaction to this story from the Seattle Times.) PORTLAND,... »

Boss Bob Gives Company to Employees

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Guy Hand
Boss Bob Gives Company to Employees

Now here’s one you won’t read every day: This week Bob Moore, owner of the internationally known Bob’s Red Mill Natural Food store based in Milwaukie, Oregon gave the... »

Cow Power To Horsepower, making mileage on manure

Saturday, February 13, 2010
By The Northwest News Network
Cow Power To Horsepower, making mileage on manure

(GH: Tom Banse of The Northwest News Network reports on converting cow manure to electricity on Northwest Public Radio) BELLINGHAM, WA – When you think of what federal economic stimulus... »

Shige’s Red Carpet Fine Dining on the Terrace, Boise

Friday, February 12, 2010
By Guy Hand
Shige’s Red Carpet Fine Dining on the Terrace, Boise

The fresh scallop appetizer at Shige Matsuzawa’s new Japanese/French fusion restaurant is flat-out stunning: A mound of sliced and shimmering raw scallops are ringed by red rose petals, a... »

Food, Up Close and Personal

Saturday, February 6, 2010
By Guy Hand
Food, Up Close and Personal

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... »

New Funds Save Parma Research Center, For Now

Friday, February 5, 2010
By Guy Hand
New Funds Save Parma Research Center, For Now

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... »

Butchery Classes For Conscientious Carnivores

Monday, February 1, 2010
By Guy Hand
Butchery Classes For Conscientious Carnivores

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... »

Farmers vs Agro-Industrialist, not Ag. Critics

Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Guy Hand
Farmers vs Agro-Industrialist, not Ag. Critics

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... »

Cutting CAFO Regulations in Idaho Counties

Monday, January 25, 2010
By Guy Hand
Cutting CAFO Regulations in Idaho Counties

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... »