“I thought that eggs were the problem in raw cookie dough!” someone exclaimed to me after a webinar. “Now the flour can make us sick?” “Yes, we have to be careful with flour,” I replied. “Flour is a raw commodity, and some[...]
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Dakota Gardener: The worst weeds have superpowers
After battling garden weeds all summer, I have a begrudging respect for them. Some of them seem to have superpowers that enable them to thrive in gardens. These weeds evolved unique traits that make them almost invincible in the garden. I am[...]
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Prairie Fare: Sweet corn and summer flavors — A recipe and a memory
“No playing with your food, please,” my mom said. I had been caught. I looked up from my plate and grinned. I had capped most of my teeth with corn kernels, giving myself a golden smile. I was very young at the[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Growing wild
One of my favorite spots at home is in my front yard. Between my driveway and the front walk there is a two-foot-wide patch of soil where I grow wildflowers. This is a test of my own plant identification skills, but also[...]
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Prairie Fare: Foraging safely — Lessons from the woods
“Would you like to try the morel mushrooms?” my mom asked one of our relatives. “Julie and her dad went mushroom hunting,” she added. I was young, but I noticed my relative’s skeptical expression. “No, thank you,” he said politely. I don’t[...]
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Prairie Fare: The great mowing workout — Why I’m ditching the riding mower
I perused the garage looking for my heavy-duty clippers. I wasn’t exactly thrilled with my situation, but I had no one to blame but myself. I was mowing with a battery-operated push mower, and the area beneath the pine trees needed attention.[...]
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Dakota Gardener: False Sunflower, a great garden perennial
I have been hosting an annual garden tour for the past five years and I look forward to it every year! Garden tours are perfect for learning new techniques and methods to implement in your own garden. It’s a wonderful time to[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Plant variegation
I love zinnias. They are one of my favorite flowers. I interplant long rows of zinnias with my pumpkin and squash plants every year. Last year, as I was weeding the rows, I noticed a plant that had a striking difference from[...]
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Prairie Fare: Preserving food safely — Blending tradition with science
“I need you to stay out of the kitchen for a while. I am pressure canning green beans,” my mom would say. I’d be stationed at the picnic table on the patio, trimming and slicing green beans. After the beans were cut[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Popcorn in the garden
The other night, my husband and I went to the movie theater, which I can’t remember the last time we went to see a movie. The most popular snack at the movie theater is, of course, buttered popcorn. As we were munching[...]
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Dakota Gardener: After the storm
When I was in college, I enjoyed country music a lot. In the late 1980s, Tanya Tucker had a No. 1 single titled, “Strong Enough to Bend.” The song relates strength to flexibility, with the analogy of a strong tree and a[...]
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Prairie Fare: Be a label sleuth – What’s in your food?
I wonder what the other grocery shoppers were thinking as I parked my cart and intently studied food packages the other day. I pulled my phone from my purse and browsed the Internet, looking for information from food companies to learn about[...]
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Dakota Gardener: Avoid the two most common tomato problems
Do you know what the two most common tomato problems are? Many gardeners assume that diseases or insects cause the most common problems. However, after a dozen years working for North Dakota State University Extension, that has not been my experience. Year[...]
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Prairie Fare: A scoop of summer – Frozen favorites, past and present
“We used to eat sherbet out of toilet paper tubes,” someone commented on social media recently. I chuckled at the memory. Of course, we didn’t actually eat from toilet paper tubes, but the waxed, tubular packaging made it easy to push up[...]
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Landscaping is for the birds
Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother. One of our favorite activities was watching the birds that would come to her feeder every morning. This year, I have been landscaping to attract more birds to my yard. Birds[...]
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Prairie Fare: Pink teeth and plaque — How to nourish your smile for life
“You have pink teeth!” someone said with a giggle. We grinned at each other to show off our rosy-colored teeth. We were elementary school students using “disclosing tablets.” Most of us had teeth the color of bubble gum, unfortunately. Having pink teeth[...]