You didn’t mean for this to happen. Like that time you got sunburned during a long beach read, this incident snuck up on you—in this case, a couple of pounds of beautiful green bunches at a time. Now your kitchen counter is covered with more produce than you’ll ever be able to eat in the … [ Read more]
The Funkiest Man In The Room: Topos Ferments’ Jim Bovino on how to stay ahead of the mountain of produce overwhelming your kitchen
August 29, 2019 by
Chips On Their Shoulders, Parks In Their Hearts
July 2, 2019 by
The cast of characters who created Minneapolis’ parks could be their own mutton-chopped version of “Parks and Recreation” There’s a lot of green in Minneapolis—6,800 acres of parks, to be exact. Fifteen percent of the city is parkland and 96 percent of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park. Minneapolis’ 180 park properties have … [ Read more]
Fire Cider: The DIY winter tonic that’ll punch you in the face
February 22, 2018 by
There’s no denying that fire cider looks bad. Its glow-in-the-dark yellowish hue is like a liquid version of hepatitis. But not to worry—it tastes much, much worse than it looks. What is it? This tonic/remedy/taste bud marauder is made by infusing apple cider vinegar with a heap of pungently healthful ingredients like garlic, ginger, hot … [ Read more]
From Eat Streets to Food Deserts: Nonprofits aim to fix a broken food system in the Twin Cities
October 31, 2017 by
A thriving, nationally recognized food scene is one part of living in the Twin Cities. So is the troubling existence of food deserts in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. We’re surrounded by fertile farmland. We’re a recognized destination for creative chefs and adventurous diners. Yet while it may seem that the Twin Cities would be a place that feeds all … [ Read more]
Parks—and Water—For the People: The history of Minneapolis’ hand-pump drinking wells
July 13, 2017 by
When Minneapolis resident Jessica Rosenberg was a little girl, she and her brother had a special ritual they shared with their grandparents. They would load up the trunk of the car with empty plastic milk jugs and drive from their St. Louis Park home to Lake Harriet. Once there, they’d unload the jugs and walk … [ Read more]
I’m never drinking again: The science behind hangovers
June 26, 2017 by
Jonathan Howland is in the business of giving people hangovers. A professor of emergency medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the Boston Medical Center Injury Prevention Center, Howland got into what he calls “the hangover business” when he and colleague Damaris Rohsenow, an alcohol and drug abuse researcher at Brown University, … [ Read more]
