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United Nations of Horticulture
I thought you might be interested in this story in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, about east coast farmers planting “ethnic” veggies like, n’goyo, njilu, ichiban, habanero peppers, callalou, gboma, fufu and egusi. They apparently can’t grow them fast enough to satisfy the demand for immigrants from other countries!
Stop And Smell The Onions
It is a beautiful day in mid-Missouri. Sometimes you just have to stop and smell the roses. Or in today’s case, the wild onion. I took time to do a midday run on the Katy Trail and this guy was getting his soybeans harvested. There was a lot of wild onion around the edges and when he cut through it you could smell it quite a ways. I love that smell too!
ZimmCast On CoolCast Radio
Podcasting continues to become “mainstream.” Announcing CoolCast Radio. Agwired’s ZimmCast is a charter program offering of the new internet-delivered audio programming network. I’d love to know what you think about it. The company has not made its big media splash about this yet although the service is up and running.
Mycogen Seeds Forage Superbowl Winner
Mycogen Seeds has the bragging rights when it comes to silage and alfalfa. The World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl was held at World Dairy Expo.
RuralAds Offering Free State Ads
It’s just one more sign that rural America is “wired!” Are you familiar with RuralAds? They’ve got a lot of stuff listed already.
World Food Day On The 16th
World Food Day will be celebrated October 16. The big ceremonies will take place at FAO headquarters in Rome. I got to observe them a few years ago and it’s a very interesting event as they bring in people from so many countries. They have to have good interpreters so you can listen to all the speeches. It all seems to work though.
Wisconsin Chicken Farmers Battle The Corporate Chicken
This is worth checking out just to watch and listen to the corporate chicken protest song! It’s a Gold’n Plump-sponsored site which you can find here.
Nice Things Said To Us
“I really enjoy reading your blog. Great job. I really enjoy the racing coverage. Keep up the good work. By the way, are you ever home long enough to get clean clothes? Man, you’re on the road more than rock stars.’ “It has been 10 years since I attended a national NAMA convention. I just finished your Convention Blog Summary, …
South Asia Farmers Need Help Too
While we’re still seeking ways to help hurricane Katrina victims here in the United States there’s also tremendous need for the victims of the Pakistan earthquake. I don’t know if you’ve seen much coverage of this tragedy but it’s immense.