CEDAR RAPIDS – You might think that unless you’re a farmer, this seminar does not pertain to you, but I’m told gardeners and anyone who could be affected by flooding or drought and basically everybody who eats would benefit from the information that will be presented June 6 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
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Month: June 2013
Uptown Marion Market kicks off Saturday,...
The Marion Chamber of Commerce sent the following about the first Uptown Marion Market of the season, this Saturday, June 8, 2013: Uptown Marion Market kicks off this Saturday, June 8 in City Square Park. This year’s market will feature over 50 vendors with fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, honey, organic meat, eggs, Iowa wines, […]
Awesome mushroom photos
My good buddy, Dave DeWitte, is at it again. Dave wrote a “reely” excellent review of reel lawn mowers and now is offering his expertise in fungi. Here is what he has to say about his mushroom finds: Morel season was almost a washout this year at my homestead, but the recent soggy weather has […]
More Pi: Members of New Pioneer Co-op vo...
CEDAR RAPIDS – New Pioneer Food Co-op members in the Cedar Rapids area need to vote if they’d like to bring a store to the city. At a meeting Sunday at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, about 50 members were told that some of the membership might prefer not to expand outside of Coralville […]
Reel lawnmowers: How “reelistic?”
My good buddy and fellow freelance journalist, Dave DeWitte, recently bought a new reel mower to reduce his carbon footprint. Find Dave’s candid impressions and assessment of his new mower here: By: Dave DeWitte My knees and shoulders are sore in ways I haven’t felt for years. I’m surprisingly comfortable with this discomfort. That’s […]
Weekend photo gallery: Cedar Rapids Down...
Flood worries were set aside Saturday, June 1, as incessant rains let up in time for the first Downtown Farmers Market of the season and the Mount Vernon Chocolate Stroll. I missed out on the chocolate-covered bacon, but was able to feed my addiction for Mickey Miller’s handmade truffles at Mount Vernon Confections during the […]