The good vibes keep going at Wasted Grain Bar & Grill in Carroll, Iowa.
- By Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register
Marcia Miller has won some 530 ribbons in the Iowa State Fair’s baking competitions with all manner of cakes, cookies and pastries, but she’d never made a red raspberry pie.
- Benjamin Herrold
October is Pork Month, an opportunity to celebrate the pork industry and the people who work in it by enjoying pork, whether it is a smoked pork loin, a tenderloin sandwich at the local café, or familiar staples like bacon and ham.
- By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
RED OAK, Iowa — Pace Chaillie believes his love of science and math has helped him excel in the 4-H food competition categories.
- Benjamin Herrold
As summer rolls on, many Midwestern families are enjoying favorite meals prepared on the grill.
- By Linda Geist, University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — There is nothing quite like the pure bliss of biting into a crisp slice of ice-cold watermelon on a sweltering July day.
- By Crystal Reed, Illinois Farmer Today
Summer is here and with that brings the opportunity for people to enjoy fresh fruits that are in season, like peaches.
- By Zoe Martin, Iowa Farmer Today
Spicy or sweet, all the colors of the rainbow, baked, fried or bacon-wrapped — it’s pepper season in the Midwest!
- Tim Kenyon
Location and timing seem to be the keys to finding good berries this season.
- By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
VILLISCA, Iowa — Kristy Petry always believed a life in the country was calling her, but it took a global pandemic to make that happen.
- Crystal Reed
Barb Reinholz said she can make three meals out of a chicken, if necessary.
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
The approaching end of the school year and warmer outdoor conditions calls for snack adjustments.
- Benjamin Herrold
May is National Beef Month, an opportunity to celebrate livestock producers and the beef they raise.
- By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today
ESSEX, Iowa — Shad Swanson is proof that you can go home again.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.
- Tim Kenyon
CENTER POINT, Iowa — A cook’s mind rarely stops when it comes to creative food.
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