The politics of food
During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are
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Putting the Yak in Pontiac
EMILY HSUEH Gema Villavicencio was never a farmer. She grew up in Nicaragua where she and her family owned some
Read MoreWeek twenty-six — different food
More than six months have passed since March when most of the world realized that COVID-19 was a serious, deadly,
Read MoreWeek twenty – short-sighted economics
An old saying, “When someone throws you a lemon, make lemonade,” still holds true.I had planned all week to relax
Read MoreWeek nineteen – masking the rain
During the last week of July 2020, I heard some farmer say “This 2020 drought is worse than 2012.” I
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Pontiac farmers dealing with range of dry conditions
STEPHEN RICCIOPONTIAC July 29, 2020While the last several weeks have seen a slight uptick in rain, Pontiac farmers once again
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