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Besides dehulling oats, Schumitsch has tried other grains and crops over the years to see if there were more valuable rotational crops for potato farmers to grow besides oats.

E.J. Harrison from Hoboken, New Jersey said the surreal size of the pumpkin made it seem fake at first, “It’s like one of those mega-beachball things you might see, its so large it’s funny.”

Wellington It was a case of juicy Palisade peaches that led friends (and former call center co-workers) Joanna Hunter, Katie Diel, and Sasha Landrigan into the jam-making business. Wellington-based Hunter was looking for a more flexible occupation that would allow her to work from home while caring for her daughter with special needs, so in 2016 she partnered up with Fort Collins residents Diel and Landrigan to sell the rich, sweet-and-spicy peach-habanero spread she’d been making and giving away since she overbought on stone fruit the previous summer. “Friends were saying I should sell my jam,” Hunter says, “and one day I told Katie that I was finally going to do it. A month later, Katie wanted in, and Sasha joined us two months after that.” These days, the trio works together part time, making far more than just that punchy peach jam—flavors now include blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, pineapple, and, in the fall, cranberry, all flavored with habanero chile powder from Savory Spice Fort Collins—and the brand’s website is primed with recipes and ideas for creative ways to use the different varieties. Because friends don’t let friends cook alone.How To Buy: Check out Spicy Jamz’s website to find upcoming market dates or to place an order for an $8 eight-ounce jar for pickup or delivery (Northern Colorado only).

Meaty mains are similarly robust. Here’s hoping the Iberico pluma ($39) returns, succulent premium pork supported by earthy bass notes like miso-marinated eggplant, peanuts and scallion ash. Meanwhile, I’ll happily dig on a roasted poussin ($37), over cannellini beans studded with fall cherries, cranberries and chewy chicos — dried and rehydrated corn kernels.

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The pumpkin grown by Steve Geddes of Boscawen, N.H., tipped the scales at a whopping 2,528 pounds, which earned him a first-place ribbon and $6,000 in prize money, officials said.

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It’s no coincidence that it was an Indian born researcher who made his way to Texas A&M to pick up the mantle of the breeding work that began there in the 1970s.

Grinding fresh flaxseeds into a smoothie or onto a salad can be a simple way to add more omega-3 fats to the diet and keep the skin looking healthful.

Britney Spears hasn’t forgotten her humble Louisiana roots. She shops at Walmart, and her hashtag is #ParkingLotSweats. Fame can change you, though. When touring in the UK, Britney’s backstage needs included a Princess Diana portrait as well as 100 figs and prunes, Oh No They Didn’t reports.

Hi Sue, there are tons of nut-free, dairy-free foods! For starters, our entire website and both of my books are completely dairy-free. So you can start there and then enjoy the nut-free options with her. Both books, Go Dairy Free and Eat Dairy Free (available via all major booksellers) have full allergen charts for the recipes to find nut-free options at a glance. To go with that, I have a dairy-free, nut-free pantry stocking list -> https://www.godairyfree.org/news/dairy-free-pantry-list-printables (4th one down). As for products, this dairy-free / nut-free snack list has a ton of great brands -> https://www.godairyfree.org/news/dairy-free-pantry-list-printables. I don’t have a product section specifically for nut-free, but we have the nut-free tag on our site, which includes all nut-free posts (again, everything is dairy-free) including recipes and product options -> https://www.godairyfree.org/tag/nut-free. So nice of you to think of her!

Watermelons and their seeds have been part of the human diet since time immemorial. They originated from the Kalahari Desert and spread to the rest of the world. In the times of the Pharaohs of Egypt, watermelons were very popular for their nutritional benefits and ability to quench thirst. Their seeds were thought to have curative properties long before scientists began confirming the health benefits of watermelon seeds. Watermelons were also used in China in the 10th Century for their health benefits.