Right behind the Karcher Mall in Nampa, Idaho you would never guess that there is a family growing up to 1,000 tomato plants—many of them will have ripe tomato by the 4th of July. Jim and Elaine Jenkins, found an acre of land with a small house on it and decided to call it...
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Farmers markets are multiplying across the country faster than zucchinis in summer. That’s in large part because they promise consumers a personal connection to their food–a connection that chain supermarkets and faceless distribution systems can only feign to match. That one-on-one contact with farmers–and the assumption that said meat and produce were raised sustainably,...
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SPOKANE: The Globe and Mail had a story last week that caught my attention titled, “The Fat Cats of Agribusiness.” The article references growing concerns about large corporations muscling their way into the food chain, but observes that not much is being said among effected nations because they have become so dependent on these mega-corps....
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A series of food and farming lectures at the College of Idaho in partnership with 2011: The Year of Idaho Food. CALDWELL: College of Idaho professor Rochelle Johnson — who the Carnegie Foundation recently named The 2010 Idaho Professor of the Year — helped set up this important lecture series. Here’s what she says about...
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Hi Everyone, Here it is the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, the Year of Idaho Food. This is just an update on what’s happening as we start this campaign. History of the idea. In 2010, the Idaho Legislature passed a resolution, HCR59 IDAHO GROWN FOOD PRODUCTION – Stating the findings of...
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(Guy Hand: This story is the first in a weekly series of articles on Idaho food and agriculture I’ll be writing for the Boise Weekly. In partnership with Boise State Public Radio, companion Edible Idaho radio shows on the same subject will follow each Boise Weekly story, airing on Fridays and Saturdays beginning in...
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SPOKANE: For the last ten months I’ve been on an unexpected journey writing a book based on my blog. I remember being enamored with the idea of being a writer when I was in high school. At one point in graduate school I had what I thought was a good idea for a book, so...
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