Red tide rising: Scientists find 30 percent more spores than in 2005 crisis
By Richard Gaines, GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.)
May 01, 2008 02:44 pm
The algae are gathered in the flesh of filter-feeding bivalves — soft-shelled clams and their immediate cousins, but not lobsters, crabs or scallops — in concentrations that render the healthy shellfish toxic to humans, and can induce paralytic shellfish poisoning. (more) >>>

Old mansion plus new hotel = Cooking school recipe in Savannah
By Christine Tibbetts, THE TIFTON GAZETTE (TIFTON, Ga.)
April 08, 2008 03:38 pm
Visit to a cooking school housed in a Savannah, Ga., mansion. (more) >>>

Flowers aren’t just for picking
By Melissa Dunson, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
April 07, 2008 06:22 pm
“One of the important reasons to eat flowers is the amount of absorbable base metals in them." (more) >>>

Flowers aren’t just for picking
By Melissa Dunson, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
April 07, 2008 06:23 pm
Plant and food enthusiasts insist edible flowers are coming back in style and with good reason. (more) >>>

State pulls food pantry venison to check for lead
By Michael Schaffer, THE OSKALOOSA HERALD (OSKALOOSA, Iowa)
April 02, 2008 04:01 pm
“Of course we’re all kind of disappointed because it is a good product. It’s done a lot of good.”
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Smokin! Aficionado offers tips to novice barbecue fans
By Mike Pound, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
March 31, 2008 07:01 pm
When Chris Orr’s not on duty at the fire department, you will likely find him toiling over the large custom-built smoker he uses for his barbecue catering company, Banned from the Ranch. (more) >>>

Make great gumbo
By Jeff Walker, SAN MARCOS DAILY RECORD (SAN MARCOS, Texas)
April 01, 2008 10:52 am
Food column: It's all in the roux. (more) >>>

Column: Food crisis demands local solution
By Cary Brunswick, The Daily Star (Oneonta, N.Y.)
April 01, 2008 12:04 am
We’re learning once again that the best way to get Americans to pay attention to an issue is to raise prices. (more) >>>

Rising food costs cause higher school lunch prices
By Stacie N. Galang, THE SALEM NEWS (SALEM, Mass.)
March 25, 2008 02:50 pm
The high price of oil on work markets and lower production of wheat in the Midwest are driving up the cost of bread, milk and other school lunch staples. (more) >>>

Scammon church known for food
By Mike Pound, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
March 13, 2008 07:45 pm
Column: I have some advice for the folks who run that Food Channel on TV, send a camera crew to St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Scammon, Kan., this Sunday. (more) >>>