The 12 chefs who compete, as well as the members of the public who pay to attend the event and taste the pork dishes, will help provide a scholarship for a Northampton Community College culinary student. Although pork tenderloin cannot be used, entrants are encouraged to consider using less common cuts of pork and may use more than one kind in their entrees. The remaining nine participants each will receive $100 for their efforts. Chefs have to submit a completed entry form which can be...

Many of these vendors buy seconds from industrial commercial producers who have sold their prime produce to the big grocery chains. Gurewitz reminds produce buyers to use caution when purchasing goods fromcommercial produce vendors such as those who bring a refrigerated truck to a central location where customers can stop and buy from a stand. Where can you get beets pulled from the dirt the day you purchase them? And what about fresh baked seed bread using locally grown stone ground wheat...

At McDaniel College last week, a handful of intrepid individuals, hailing from various parts of Maryland and beyond, perched on stools before vertical wood looms and sought to create their own woven patterns using wool from the sheep raised by their instructor, Roy Kady, a Navajo master male weaver. Some trust, and a healthy helping of patience, seemed to go along with learning the art of Navajo weaving, a long-standing tradition that has served as a spiritual and financial aid to Native...

Previous Previous Next Next View Gallery By Carolyn Robertson Disco king Noddy the Norfolk Horn gyrated his curly headgear like there was no tomorrow while Dougal the Scottish blackface swayed from side to side rapper-style and the shaggy Lincoln Longwool's dreadlocks resembled a Rastafarian at the Notting Hill carnival. Previous Previous Next Next View Gallery By Carolyn Robertson Disco king Noddy the Norfolk Horn gyrated his curly headgear like there was no tomorrow while Dougal the...

Turretfield senior agricultural officer Richard Grimson said the set-up, which cost about $20,000, drafted sheep according to what it had been instructed to do. A big crowd of stud and commercial breeders from across southern Australia was present - despite the cold weather - to hear about the latest projects and news from the Merino industry. A demonstration of Turretfield's latest electronic stock drafting system impressed many with its ability to record each animal's condition and...