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Chef Sammi Loo's Ootori Sushi, Mezza 9 bring international flavors to Rochester

Chef Sammi Loo's Ootori Sushi, Mezza 9 bring international flavors to Rochester

The Appetites tour wrapped up in Rochester. MPR News host Tom Crann met with restaurateur Sammi Loo to talk about her journey from sushi to pastries and all things food in Med City.
by Tom Crann, Heidi Raschke and Nicole Johnson

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Drought affects Minnesota strawberry growers; fewer pick-your-own options this summer

Drought affects Minnesota strawberry growers; fewer pick-your-own options this summer

Minnesotans may notice fewer options for strawberry picking this summer. Some pick-your-own farms are ready to welcome visitors, but the dry conditions across the state have contributed to a poor yield for others.
by Olivia Stevens

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Keng Dechawuth shares recipes, stories from his Puposky Pearl mushroom farm near Bemidji

Keng Dechawuth shares recipes, stories from his Puposky Pearl mushroom farm near Bemidji

Appetites visited Bemidji, Minn., and MPR News host Tom Crann talked with restaurateur Keng Dechawuth to discover how he “pays it forward” to his workers.
by Tom Crann, Megan Burks and Nicole Johnson

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Sky-high egg prices are finally coming back down to Earth

Sky-high egg prices are finally coming back down to Earth

The industry is recovering from a massive bird flu outbreak and high inflation rates, but prices may not fall to what they once were.
by Joe Hernandez

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HyLife plant closes in Windom; company says new buyer doesn't intend to retain workers

HyLife plant closes in Windom; company says new buyer doesn't intend to retain workers

More than 1,000 workers will lose their jobs in the plant closure, including half who are in the U.S. on work visas connected to employment at the company. The City of Windom and social service agencies are working to help employees.
by Hannah Yang

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Local businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come August

Local businesses prep for legal cannabis plants, possession come August

In just a couple of months, Minnesotans will be able to grow their own cannabis plants and local businesses are eager to help them get started. But there is one thing they can’t sell — cannabis seed.
by Dan Gunderson

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HyLife H-2B employees face unknown future

As the auction selling the HyLife pork processing plant in Windom launches, about half of the plant’s 1,000 workers face an uncertain future.
by Hannah Yang

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