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The tainted Chinese ingredient that was incorporated into U.S. pet food and later made its way into chicken and pig feed was neither wheat gluten nor rice protein as advertised, but was seriously contaminated wheat flour, government investigators said yesterday.
‘Scuse the question, but why are we feeding wheat to fish? Also, is [...]

I opened a checking account at our local credit union last week. (BofA outsources their tech support and charges a $6 monthly maintenance fee, so I’m dumping them.) My box of checks arrived yesterday, wrapped in plastic. Recyclable #2 plastic.
Now that’s the way things outta be. Don’tcha hate plastic that isn’t marked? [...]

1) Jeff and I were in Deep Roots the other day, and they had out North Carolina grown Arkansas Black apples. Mostly in curiousity over the name, we got one to try, and split it tonight as a predinner snack. It was crisp and sweet and had a great texture (not mealy [...]

Mild update on the chicken thing: Laurie pointed out to us the other day that Harris Teeter, a local grocery store chain, sells organic chicken in bags, so we went to check it out last night. The result was $12 for a 2 pound bag by Townsends, Inc. (packaged in Delaware; at least [...]

Laurie was right; the cheese from the Molners at the Curb Farmers Market that was got this past weekend was excellent, mild and creamy, and firm. I’m looking forward to trying more of their wares. It’s hard to believe there isn’t someone making cheese more locally than Ohio, but until we get a [...]

Low Mileage Food has recently changed locations; we have moved from the state capital to a city about an hour west (Raleigh, NC, to Greensboro, NC) so that I can attend graduate school in the fall. With the move (and an end to the attendant stress) brings a new commitment to eating local (and [...]