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Appetites: Winter markets offer farms' bounty beyond the growing season

Appetites: Winter markets offer farms' bounty beyond the growing season

You might think that, with snow on the ground, farmers markets would be scarce this time of year. But local food, and markets that sell it, are not limited to the growing season.

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New leader vows to modernize Minnesota state parks

New leader vows to modernize Minnesota state parks

Taking over the job of overseeing 76 state parks and thousands of miles of state trails will be Erika Rivers. Rivers comes from inside the DNR, where she's currently an assistant commissioner.
by Phil Picardi

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Why would you ice fish?

Why would you ice fish?

In the summer, you can find Julie Lane casting for bass. In the winter, Lane parks her "Ice Castle" on a frozen lake in search of panfish.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Appetites: Local food now includes prosciutto, injera and more

Appetites: Local food now includes prosciutto, injera and more

Here in the country's heartland, when it comes to local food, we often think of our excellent beef and dairy. But you can also find locally produced versions of more foreign delicacies.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Local food movement reaches suburbs

Appetites: Local food movement reaches suburbs

New restaurants are popping up in the suburbs that offer important contributions to the area's mix of gastronomic offerings.
by Tom Crann

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Twin Cities restaurants and chefs that made the Beard Award semifinals

The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday dished out the list of semifinalists for the 2014 Restaurant and Chef Awards  and they include  11 Minnesota restaurants and chefs. The foundation received close to 40,000 nomination submissions, open to anyone, for the restaurant and chef awards, according to its website . Then critics, writers and editors chose the Read more →
by Liala Helal

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Could interstate lids unify University neighborhoods?

Chris Iverson, senior in civil engineering and urban studies, says the features would make the freeways less of a divider between the areas and make it easier for pedestrians to get from one to the other.

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Internet fosters DIY house building movement

Internet fosters DIY house building movement

Advances in technology and a bit of architectural activism have led to the WikiHouse project, founded in London by Alastair Parvin two years ago. The project makes digital blueprints available online for free. Amateur builders use computer-cut plywood pieces that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
by Jon Kalish

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Why would you camp in the winter?

Why would you camp in the winter?

Meet Chris Gibbs, one of the Minnesotans who voluntarily sleeps outside in a tent in the depths of winter. "The world kind of stands still in the winter," Gibbs says.
by Jon Collins

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