For sausage lovers, Christmas has come early. The fourth annual Christmas Market at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre plaza runs until Dec. 24 and here you’ll find more than 50 booths with authentic German hand-crafted goods and speciality food makers, including North Vancouver’s legendary Black Forest Meats and Sausage Ltd. …
The North Dakota Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Products Utilization Commission last week awarded a $42,000 grant to the Red River Regional Council, based in Grafton, N.D., to develop a comprehensive business plan for the proposed multispecies facility. Preliminary plans call for retail sales to be made at the plant, Wangler said. The group also hopes to market the meat through grocery stores in the region. …
Karen Plarisan owns Verbena Flowers & Trimmings, which specializes in locally sourced, organic flowers. "Slow flowers" are becoming a popular alternative to imported commercial flowers grown in South America and Asia. This year, Plarisan took the next step: Growing her own flowers for her bouquets and arrangements. Daughter Karly Plarisan, a graphic artist and budding gardener, partnered with her mom to create Verbena Flower Farm. …
As part of the Christie Administration’s third annual ‘Season of Service’ Initiative, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher and Department of Children and Families Commissioner Allison Blake today cut a Christmas tree at Wyckoff’s Christmas Tree Farm in White Township, Warren County, ceremonially kicking off the choose and cut Christmas tree season. …
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) and researchers from the University of Florida (UF) present compelling evidence about just how enticing and alluring flower fragrance is to consumers, among other scintillating findings, in three new consumer preference studies: …
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