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  • Local farmer's eggs fly off the shelf Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 2:44PMA frazzled woman shows up at Ben Young’s egg stand at the Coastside Farmer’s Market at around 10:15 a.m. “Am I too late, are any left?” she asks.
  • Red Stick Farmers' market for Sept. 2, 2010 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:13AMWHEN: Every Saturday, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. until noon. WHERE: Downtown Baton Rouge on Fifth Street between Main and North streets. PARKING: On Saturdays, free parking is available in the Galvez Garage, which also serves as the Red Stick Farmers Market rain location.
  • Mice, Maggots, Manure Tied to Egg Recalls- AG Slammed for Taking Recall Farm's Donation Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 6:36PMAs U.S. regulators outline the details of what was found at the two massive egg farms at the heart of the salmonella recall, their assessment that the farms failed to “fully implement” measures to prevent contamination seems like an understatement.
  • Are free-range eggs safer? Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:11AMWith more than half a billion eggs recalled and at least 1,300 salmonellosis illnesses linked to eggs in an ongoing investigation this summer, consumers are worried and wondering, "What went wrong, and what can I do to protect myself and my family?"
  • Egg recall has some changing buying, eating habits Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:14AMEating — or using — one is nearly unavoidable in a country that produced more than 90 billion eggs in 2009.
  • Egg recall has some changing buying, eating habits Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:27AMFrom a breakfast cafe in Denver to the Little Italy that is Boston's North End, one ingredient is a staple in every major city and the thousands of diners, bakeries and home kitchens in between: the egg.
  • Egg recall has some changing habits, but not so much in Springs Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:09PMFrom a breakfast cafe in Denver to the Little Italy that is Boston's North End, one ingredient is a staple in every major city and the thousands of diners, bakeries and home kitchens in between: the egg. The omnipresent oval comes over easy and...
  • Some changing egg-eating habits after recalls Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:59PMFrom a breakfast cafe in Denver to the Little Italy that is Boston’s North End, one ingredient is a staple in every major city and the thousands of diners, bakeries and home kitchens in between: the egg. The omnipresent oval comes over easy and poached; baked inside pastry crusts and rolled into [...]
  • Egg recall has some changing buying, eating habits Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:29PMFrom a breakfast cafe in Denver to the Little Italy that is Boston's North End, one ingredient is a staple in every major city and the thousands of diners, bakeries and home kitchens in between: the egg. The omnipresent oval comes over easy and poached; baked inside pastry crusts and rolled into yellow noodles; mixed into mayonnaise and creamy salad dressings; and used in other goods like ...
  • In The Bag Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 4:08AMLocally grown certified organic food was virtually nonexistent in South Dakota when Angela Jackson first got into the organic food industry four years ago.
  • Excellence on Top of the World Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 2:14AMThe farther you get off the ground, the old saying goes, the worse the food gets, with airplanes being the prime example.
  • Surgeon also makes Gilbert farm a healthy priority Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 1:54PMFamily sets up small market on property.
  • The cost of organic Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 3:34AMDocumentation means everything
  • Soul food Monday, September 7, 2009 @ 12:17PMFrom little things big things grow in the hands-on approach to the food family, writes Richard Cornish.
  • Organic certification is all in the record-keeping Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 3:19AMFarmers have to be certified if they sell more than $5,000 worth and want to market their products as organic, and that means documenting everything.
  • Meat ain't what it used to be Wednesday, August 5, 2009 @ 11:20AMFood has become a global commodity. People can no longer name the parts of an animal. But Peter de Bolla has happy memories of life as a butcher's son