Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory, based in Coralville, has validated a testing method that can screen honey for an ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. Learn more about the method, and some of the results, from the State Hygienic Lab: The “all-natural” honey marketed and sold in some Midwestern stores might not be all that natural, after all, […]
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Backyard beekeeping bee-ing considered i...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – A new buzz at City Hall could prove sweet for bee lovers. On Wednesday, the Cedar Rapids Development Committee gave wing to what could lead to an ordinance allowing beekeeping in city limits. Council members Monica Vernon and Susie Weinacht, with Pat Shey absent, both noted their approval […]
New Uptown Fall Marion Market scheduled ...
Marion has an ideal, centrally located site for its farmers market at City Square Park, with a depot pavilion providing cover against the backdrop of the historic Main Street District. It was disappointing to hear the decision to end the Wednesday markets earlier this summer, but the Saturday markets continue, and a new Uptown Fall […]
Wildlife encounter: “stand still and tal
Iowans typically don’t have to worry about a bear encounter in the state. While bear sightings have been reported occasionally, they’re generally rare and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources notes that no wild bear cubs have been in Iowa for at least 140 years. Until now. The DNR reported today that a landowner in […]
Easter weekend photo gallery: chicks, bu...
Even on a dreary Saturday, temperatures were tropical inside the Noelridge Greenhouse in Cedar Rapids for the annual Easter Showcase, happening March 30 and 31, 2013. Urban chicken owners also were busy picking up an order of chicks at the Indian Creek Nature Center, while others visited the center’s resident rabbit, Toby. The Easter Showcase […]