FOOD
Eating better, for less money
Does it really cost more to buy healthful foods? Maybe not. According to a new study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, most fruits, vegetables, grains and other foods we think of as healthful ar...
Posted on 5/22/12 at 10:57 AM
Rhubarb. Roasted. Honey-Glazed. Sigh.
Bemidji's Natural Choice Farmers Market opened for the season yesterday. I was there with my market bag, filling it with fresh butter lettuce, baby turnips, green onions and beautiful rosy red radishe...
Posted on 5/20/12 at 10:19 AM
State launches program to help poor buy food
Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon today announced a coalition to provide poor Minnesotans a chance to buy healthy foods. The Minnesota Nutritious Food Coalition joins state, university, tribal, nonprofi...
Posted on 1/10/12 at 3:07 PM
‘Pink slime’ beef school lunches? Not in District 833
South Washington County Schools’ student lunches do not contain a beef product known as “pink slime,” the district said.March 22, 2012
St. Paul Park church's food program marks a year of helping low-income mothers, seniors
By Scott Wente , February 24, 2012
Discount grocery program to start in Cottage Grove
The Fare For All program will offer meat and produce at discount prices.By Jon Avise , February 23, 2012
Update: Contaminant found in Pepin Height's Honeycrisp cider
If you have Pepin Heights’ Honeycrisp 100 Percent Fresh Pressed Apple Cider, don’t drink it if the “use by” date reads Feb. 9.By Roger Sievers , January 06, 2012
If kids were the cooks: Cottage Grove students share their Thanksgiving recipes
Second-graders put their twist on classic -- and some not-so-classic -- holiday favorites.By Judy Spooner , November 22, 2011
South Washington County apple orchards ripe for good season
September 15, 2011
Cottage Grove restaurant reaches 50-year milestone
By Scott Wente , July 13, 2011
Farmers market open for season in Cottage Grove
By Elena Christensen , June 24, 2011
Your plot, city's lot: Newport starts community garden
Green thumbs in Newport will have a new place to dig this spring.By Jon Avise , April 08, 2011
Cottage Grove couple opens Hispanic grocery store
By Jon Avise , March 04, 2011
Thanksgiving baskets to feed families
By Scott Wente , November 21, 2010
Tinucci's capitalizes on Randy Moss’s criticism
The owners of a Newport restaurant are dishing back at ex- Minnesota Viking Randy Moss after the NFL star dissed its food last week.By Hank Long , November 04, 2010
All-natural products with a twist
By Amber Kispert , October 01, 2010
Book Report: Restaurant owner pre-dates Kroc
As a wee tad, I saw a movie called “The Harvey Girls,” starring Judy Garland and a bevy of ’40s beauties.By Dave Wood, columnist , May 13, 2010
‘Taste of’ extravaganza returns
It’s that time of year again, when District 833 families get the chance to taste a bit of everything South Washington County has to offer.By Amber Kispert-Smith , April 29, 2009
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