Notterman said he, along with other local food producers, presented his beef products in 2003 to Statehouse cafeteria management and staff and talked to them about what he does and how he does it. It helps the local economy and consumers know where the food comes from and support neighbors," said Anson Tebbetts, deputy secretary of agriculture. Notterman said the results of his 2007 survey were more encouraging than the first, and that data indicated people were noticing local food...

Higher prices for essential inputs like milk and beef (along with the weak dollar) are chopping profits and tamping down growth in consumer demand. Goolsby cited "strong performance in our prepared foods and fresh chicken businesses, lower feed ingredient costs, rising exports and strong demand in the foodservice sector. Earnings for the quarter were projected at as much as 50 percent above expectations because sales rose smartly and because "chicken wing prices average $1. Department of...

Children who drank organic milk and whose mothers drank organic milk during pregnancy had a 36 per cent lower incidence of eczema than those using normal dairy products. Studies also suggest milk from pasture-fed cows may contain more conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) - a type of fat which might protect against health problems. A study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that organic dairy products might help children fight off asthma, eczema and other allergies. Previous research has...

This when in the past days Topps, a company in operation for nearly 70 years closes its doors and recalls 21 million pounds of ground meat after sickening 30, and Cargil, one of the largest food producers in the US, recalls hamburger after sickening 4 children in Minnesota. This when in the past days Topps, a company in operation for nearly 70 years closes its doors and recalls 21 million pounds of ground meat after sickening 30, and Cargil, one of the largest food producers in the US,...

For a match made in heaven, choose the wine, beer or liqueur first, then cheeses that vary in shape, texture and intensity, says Emma Marshall, a cheese specialist with Whole Foods. Haystack is putting out some phenomenal cheese, and it s very hard to get raw milk goat s cheese, Marshall says. Fleur vert: A fluffy fresh goat s milk cheese from France, fleur vert (sometimes also fleur verte) is rolled in a mixture of tarragon and pink peppercorns perfect holiday colors against a snowy white...