Washington Cheese Makers Say Code Revisions Could Decimate Their Businesses

Washington cheese makers and retailers are protesting a proposed change to state law which would require them to trash cut-into soft cheeses after seven days. The new rule doesn't apply only to cheese: Deli meats, pans of lasagna and many other foods requiring refrigeration would all have to be tossed a week after being opened, cut, sliced or repackaged.

Goats Go Mainstream: Cheese, Kefir & Yogurt All Offer Benefits – And Flavor

It wasn’t that long ago that goat-milk cheese was an exotic ingredient like truffles or caviar imported from far away, but now it’s almost become a cliché of California cooking. That’s not so bad, for goat cheese — or chèvre — is tasty and perhaps even a little healthier than cow-milk products.

These Are Heady Days In The Changing World Of Maui Flower Farming

March 7, 2012 Paul Wood, Maui Magazine

Fashions change. So do car styles and hit songs. But plants? They’ve all been discovered already, right? Not so, especially not in the realm of tropical cut flowers. New discoveries have Haiku grower David Brown hopping with excitement.

AIFD: Deadline For Application To Participate In PFDE Is April 15

Floral design artists anxious to earn the floral industry's coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) designation with the ultimate goal of being an American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) accredited member are being reminded by that the deadline to submit an application for this year's evaluations is April 15. The Application to Participate was mailed out.

Monrovia Plants Featured In HGTV Personality Jamie Durie's New iPhone App

March 7, 2012 Monrovia

HGTV personality and landscape designer Jamie Durie released his iPhone app, Garden Design with Jamie Durie, at the star-studded Global Green pre-Oscar party last week.