Piggery Pig Farm Offers First Meat-Only Ag Program In NY

The Piggery, run by husband-and-wife team Brad Marshall and Heather Sanford, has
about 130 pigs. They raise them in an open-air barn and allow them to roam
grassy pastures – beginning a process that ends with bacon and pork chops in the
Big Apple.

Cargill Makes Admission In E.Coli Case

February 22, 2010 David Unze, St. Cloud Times

Food giant Cargill, in documents filed this month in federal court, has
admitted that its ground beef was the cause of the E.coli that left Cold Spring
woman Stephanie Smith with debilitating injuries.

Succession Planning On Target At Lopez Foods

February 22, 2010 Lopez Foods, Inc

Meat manufacturer Lopez Foods, Inc, (LFI) today announced the reorganization
of its corporate board and management team that will direct the Oklahoma
City-based company, and meat provider to Costco, Kroger’s, Sam’s Club, Target,
and Wal-Mart Stores, into the new decade.

Consider Purple Flower Choices For Your Wedding

February 22, 2010 Connie Glasheen, The Examiner

Purple can range from those most dainty, delicate soft lavender
shades all the way to deep rich eggplant that nearly appears black in color and is worth consideration when choosing flowers for you nuptials.

Spotlighting The Eternal Allure Of Orchids

Orchid fans will likely be interested in the 59th annual Pacific Orchid
Exposition this weekend at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, where all five Bay Area orchid
societies and more than 50 dealers of the beloved, mysterious flower will
convene.