Birds of a Feather
If you’ve ever considered getting backyard chickens, sticker shock from a carton of eggs might just be the final push you need to build that coop.
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Kiddos and Cock-a-doodle-dos
When it comes to raising chickens, all members in a household can take part. Marie Fong is the leader of several 4-H groups in the Reno-Tahoe area, including the Practically Perfect Poultry chicken club, To Grow or Not to Grow garden club, and Honey Hurts beekeeping club. Marie, along with her husband, Bill, and their three daughters, Keira, Aria, and Elora, all appreciate the lessons and experiences 4-H offers, as well as the many great stories that come with taking care of domestic fowl.
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Vocal for Local Eggs
The plethora of egg carton labels on a grocery store shelf can be downright confusing: cage-free, free-range, natural, pasture-raised, certified humane, organic, animal-welfare approved. Which one is best for both humans and chickens?
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Surf and Turf
Sexy. Warm. Modern. That’s how Karoline Platt describes Land Ocean, the mini chain of steakhouse restaurants she and husband Mark own. It’s a concept meant to bring a simple menu of hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, and simple-but-delicious sandwiches and salads to residents and visitors.
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Naturally Bubbly
Hot take: Bubbles should not be reserved for special occasions. And with the continued rise of the more-affordable, less-pretentious sparkling wine known as pétillant naturel — or pét-nat, for short — there’s no excuse not to pop a bottle on a humble Tuesday.
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Harvesting Community
In the small town of Quincy, Calif., where the population is fewer than 2,000 people and the number of trees vastly outnumbers citizens, the creators of Lost Sierra Food Project are reimagining food access and the true meaning of community.
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Small but Mighty
Vegetables are vital to our diets — no news there. But did you know that some vegetables, while still in their infancy, are especially packed with powerful nutrients, some possessing up to 40 times the micronutrient concentration of their full-grown counterparts?
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Cool Cobbs
Originally made to serve as a late-night snack with a hodgepodge of ingredients mixed together in pure delight, the Cobb salad is a quintessential American food fan favorite.
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Celebrating the Stinking Rose
Imagine it’s the late 1970s, and West Coast culinary royalty visit a legendary Truckee restaurant. Which one? La Vieille Maison. The culinary royalty?
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Leading the Change in Health and Wellness
Meet exceptional providers of local care.
