In November, the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled “Some Food Companies Ditch ‘Natural’ Food Label”. While this has not necessarily been the center of attention lately, especially not…
I’m a teaching assistant (aka- student grader) for one of the Agriculture and the Environment classes offered at Illinois State University, and today we went over organic farming, touching on…
With Halloween being in just a few short hours, I decided last minute to make a whole bunch of s’more mix and package it in cute Halloween bags I had…
One of my favorite leftovers is this black bean soup recipe. It’s a classic that my mom used to make and submitted in a variety of our church and school…
Being the crazy person that I am, I drove across town the other day just to take a picture of a field (#agmajorprobs!). Anyway, what was so special about this…
Not only do I love agriculture, but I love to be in the kitchen. School has definitely been kicking my butt this semester, but I still find some time to…
Fall is in the air at Illinois State! Even though fall doesn’t technically start until this weekend, leaves have begun to change color, the weather is cooler (seriously, I went…
So as I was enjoying my bowl (okay… bag) of lightly-buttered popcorn and M&Ms this evening and contemplating what I should blog about, I noticed an oval shape on the…
I heard a really great quote in class today, and wanted to share. It’s really thought-provoking and makes you realize what you take for granted each and every day. For…
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the last three posts about corn and learned at least one thing. 🙂 This last part is all about talking through some common myths and…