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January 23, 2012
Potato Expert Sees a Future in "Microchips"
With the potato chip industry continuing to consolidate, a University of Idaho agricultural economics professor thinks micro-chipperies could help save potato farms too small to deal with international conglomerates. "The good thing is, as you give consumers more choices, the total demand in ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Macrina's Squash Harvest Bread
Eve M. TaiThe mini squash harvest breadButternut squash is one of Nature's genius ingredients, amenable to both savory soups and Macrina Bakery and Cafe's Squash Harvest Bread. A stalwart in Seattle cafes, the bread is a panopoly of fresh roasted butternut squash, nutmeg and cinnamon topped ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
BC Orchard Promotes Wine With Apples
Most wine sellers know the maxim "buy on an apple, sell on cheese." As Hugh Johnson explains in his memoir, A Life Uncorked, "An apple is a cold appraiser of a wine's constitution. No wine tastes best with an apple, and bad wines taste miserable." But British Columbia's largest private fruit packer ... More >>
Food
November 2, 2011
A Little Raskin: Gelt by Association
Seattle Jews work for more ethical Hanukkah candy.
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Forget Westlake Center and City Hall -- Protestors Ought to Occupy Washington's Apple Orchards
Washington's apple growers are getting desperate. Harvest season is here but the workers needed to pick the state's signature crop are nowhere to be found. Idaho faced a similar crisis with its potatoes, as did Georgia, where blueberries, onions, and melons "rotted in the fields" because many ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
USDA Looks to Ban Potatoes From All School Lunches--Idaho: 'Bad Idea!'
Among the 50 American states, can anyone guess which one would rather not see a nationwide ban on potatoes in school lunches?
Blogs
September 20, 2011
Tomato Industry Expert to Speak in Seattle
Strides made in the tomato industry could provide a model for improving working conditions on farms nationwide, according to the industry's leading chronicler. Barry Estabrook, author of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, credits the Coalition of ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Creating a Real Community Is Hard; Good Weed Helps
If you want to see what a real, living medical-marijuana community actually looks like, just visit the Washington Farmers Market. Organized by the unstoppable Sarena Haskins of the SON-shine Organics Network, I'm convinced that this market could be the future of medical-marijuana access.
Blogs
May 25, 2011
Potato Industry Pins Hopes on School Vegetable Bars
The state's potato industry, now fighting proposed regulations to limit starchy vegetables in school lunches, is hoping to put hot vegetable bars in 10 Washington schools. The bars, modeled after salad bars, would feature an array of vegetables and legumes that students could use to top thei ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Valentine's Day Even Makes My Coffee Bitter
http://kristensteinfineart.imagekind.com/store/I love you a latte? ...Really?Today is Valentine's Day. In honor of the fact that I, candidly speaking, absolutely resent an entire day being wasted on the mandatory acknowledgement of other people's relationships, I have chosen to write a short ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2011
Chris Voigt Wins an Award for Being the Biggest Potato Pimp Ever
OK, first of all. You want to see a party? You go down to the National Potato Council's Annual Meeting and Expo in Las Vegas. This is a gigantic meeting of people who do nothing all year but think about potatoes, then get released on Sin City for one weekend every year to just go BONKERS. I d ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
At The Herbfarm, Eat Like Chris Voight, The 20-Potatoes-A-Day Guy
Last week, we wrote about Chris Voight--the Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission (no, I'm not making that up) and the man who is in the process of becoming a Blog-o-Land superstar just because he decided to eat 20 potatoes. Every day for 60 days. And nothing else. H ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Stuff We Like: Chris Voight, Potato Pimp and Blog-o-Land Superstar
Hi, I'm Chris Voight and these are my potatoes!This is Chris Voight. He is the Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission. And for reasons that aren't completely clear (something to do with proving the nutritional awesomeness of the potato, though I don't think anyone was re ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
How to Turn High Fructose Corn Syrup Into Corn Sugar in 3 Easy Steps
High fructose corn syrup is what's making you fat. I mean, there might be some other factors, too. Maybe you sit around all day eating lard right out of the tub. Maybe you don't consider it breakfast unless you eat a pound of bacon at a single sitting. Maybe you haven't gotten any exercise i ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2009
Seattle's First Slow Food Summit, Tonight at Town Hall
In terms of its environmental awareness and obsession with food, Seattle is ripe for tonight's Slow Food Summit, inspired by last year's 60,000-strong Slow Food Nation in San Francisco. Erika Lesser, executive director of Slow Food USA, asks the question Good, Clean, Fair Food -- Can We Have It All? ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2009
A Slice of Peach Pie with a Side of Reality
It's fruit season, which means lots of excited chatter about apricot jam, peaches, and cherry pie. With the recent crop report forecasting that Washington's 2009 peach output could be up 15% over last year, it's sure to be a hectic time for farmers and their workers. This month, things are getting e ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2009
Stop Jinxing Our Weather
To all the news organizations keeping count on how many days Seattle has gone without precipitation, knock it the hell off. First of all, the fact that we've had four weeks of sunny and overcast weather does not count as news. Second, enjoy the damn weather while it's here. You'll never know when Se ... More >>
Calendar
November 5, 2008
Grant Barnhart: Remember Me When
To all the news organizations keeping count on how many days Seattle has gone without precipitation, knock it the hell off. First of all, the fact that we've had four weeks of sunny and overcast weather does not count as news. Second, enjoy the damn weather while it's here. You'll never know when Se ... More >>
Calendar
October 22, 2008
Field of Screams
To all the news organizations keeping count on how many days Seattle has gone without precipitation, knock it the hell off. First of all, the fact that we've had four weeks of sunny and overcast weather does not count as news. Second, enjoy the damn weather while it's here. You'll never know when Se ... More >>
Blogs
September 5, 2008
Blackberries, blackberries, blackberries
To all the news organizations keeping count on how many days Seattle has gone without precipitation, knock it the hell off. First of all, the fact that we've had four weeks of sunny and overcast weather does not count as news. Second, enjoy the damn weather while it's here. You'll never know when Se ... More >>
News
June 18, 2008
Bare Market
A harbinger of summer is delayed by crappy weather.
Blogs
June 12, 2008
The No-Berry Blues
A harbinger of summer is delayed by crappy weather.
Calendar
May 7, 2008
Raj Patel
A harbinger of summer is delayed by crappy weather.
Blogs
April 7, 2008
McDonald to Sbux: I'll See Your Free Drip, Raise You Free Espresso
A harbinger of summer is delayed by crappy weather.
Calendar
March 19, 2008
Kernel of Truth
The sordid tale of your favorite vegetable
Blogs
July 23, 2007
More Dirt on Why We're Still Eating Bings in August
The sordid tale of your favorite vegetable
Blogs
February 16, 2007
Hotwire Coffee Borogove Coffee Roasters
The sordid tale of your favorite vegetable
Blogs
December 15, 2006
Ethiopians vs. Starbucks, smackdown tomorrow
The sordid tale of your favorite vegetable
Blogs
August 15, 2006
Revenge, Tall Single
The sordid tale of your favorite vegetable
Food
August 31, 2005
Red Raspberries, Golden Raspberries, and Heirloom-Tomatos
The sordid tale of your favorite vegetable
Arts
June 9, 2004
Receiving Vincent
SAM's big show offers encounters with the sublime.
Film
May 12, 2004
The Phoner
Slain activist's widow speaks on her husband's legacy.
Food
December 3, 2003
Food & Beverage News
Slain activist's widow speaks on her husband's legacy.
Food
January 8, 2003
Catch 2002
Slain activist's widow speaks on her husband's legacy.
News
December 11, 2002
Local Brilliance
Foodie gifts with hometown connections.
News
March 27, 2002
The $8 latte
Why you should pay more for your coffee— and be happy about it.
News
March 31, 1999
A Hill of Beans?
Starbucks' effort to improve labor practices on Latin American coffee farms seems to have fizzled.
News
July 1, 1998
Market forces
Will the latest space battle at the Pike Place Market lead to all-out war?

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