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World Food Day speaker raises modern food issues
By LaCreta Holland
October 16, 2014, was “World Food Day,†a day for “action against hunger,†proclaimed by the United Nations.
On World Food Day, I attended a very interesting lecture by Bryan McDonald, assistant professor of history at Penn State. His lecture, “Dinner for Seven Billion: Food Issues for the 21st Century,†was held as part of Schlow Library’s Research Unplugged series.
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Posted by Local Food Journey on 10/20, 2014 at 08:45 AM
This weekend, get your fill of fall festivals
If you like, this weekend you can do a mini fall festival tour around the Centre Region. Here’s four fun ones that will make for a nice autumn weekend:
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 10/17, 2014 at 09:54 AM
Lots to discover at our farmers markets in autumn
Fall is officially upon us. The leaves are changing from a verdant green to the many warm shades of red and orange; temperatures are dropping steadily; and, perhaps most importantly, the Downtown State College Farmer’s Market, which is held every Tuesday and Friday afternoon from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the corner of Locust Lane and College Avenue, has revealed their many seasonal offerings. Those who are fond of decorating in the autumnal and Halloween-esque styles—and even those who just like a good squash—will be delighted to see what Locust Lane has in store on Tuesday and Friday afternoons in October.
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Posted by Local Food Journey on 10/16, 2014 at 06:59 AM
How to extend your garden-fresh tomato season
One of the better garden writers out there is Doug Oster, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Last week, he wrote about tomatoes and how to save them for, believe it or not, Thanksgiving dinner.
That got me thinking; despite our cold morning last Sunday (we got down to 30 degrees in Port Matilda) somehow, someway, my tomato plants survived it despite not being covered. So, this idea of fresh tomatoes in November has a lot of appeal to me and given our mild weather forecasted for the next week or two, any remaining tomatoes can be encouraged to ripen.
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Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 10/14, 2014 at 08:50 AM
