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March 2016

The Cho’Sen One

The Cho’Sen One What’s the best beer to pair with sushi? The one that knows when to stay the heck out of the way. That’s

A Hivestead Exemption

On a shelf full of smiling cartoon bees and jolly squeezable bears, a honey named “Satan’s Nectar” may sound a little extreme. Then again, reality

Hitting Pay Dirt

 by Carol Ann Sayle I am fortunate to have survived, and mostly thrived, as a farmer for 25 years. Indeed, I’m still grateful, daily, to

Honey Beauty

by Kathy White Sumerian clay tablets recorded poetry about this golden elixir as long ago as 2000 B.C., and it was often used as a

What We’re Drinking with Outdoor

by Terry Thompson-Anderson The advent of spring and more time outdoors combine to turn our food and beverage yearnings toward fresh flavors that pop and

Lamb Burgers Sans Bun

by Lucinda Hutson A succulent lamb patty, lightly seared on the kitchen griddle or outdoor grill and placed atop a fresh-from-my-garden salad brimming with tender

Farm Aid 1:1

Losing much of their $8,000 fence to the May 2015 floods was bad enough for Cynthia and Russell Wickliffe of Harlequin Dairy Goats in Cedar

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Last of the Larder

by Soll Sussman • Photography by Whitney Martin It’s near the end of the month, the next paycheck is still a couple of long days

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Outdoor 2016

The Outdoor Issue They nourish us. They cleanse and soothe us. They heal us. And occasionally they sting us. Bees are essential to life on