Where to try the Italian sausage sandwich, the slopper in Pueblo

Where to try the Italian sausage sandwich, the slopper in Pueblo

PUEBLO, Colo. — Lisa Musso-Marino buzzed around her family’s restaurant in cowboy boots and denim. The Pueblo native dashed to the ringing phone to jot down takeout orders, chatted up regulars she’s known for years and hand-delivered the house specialty to tables: the Sicilian sausage sandwich, nicknamed the “fuggedaboudit.” The creation by Musso’s Restaurant, 35250 E. U.S. … Read more

Octopus farming is cruel and governments must stop funding it, say farm reform campaigners

Octopus farming is cruel and governments must stop funding it, say farm reform campaigners

Clever and agile enough to navigate mazes, change colour, use tools, open jars and seemingly recognise different people, the octopus is surely one of nature’s most alluring and enigmatic creatures. But octopuses are being subjected to “cruel and unsustainable” farming methods, according to Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), which has published data showing governments around … Read more

What produce is in season in Colorado in the fall?

What produce is in season in Colorado in the fall?

Just because the summer season is long gone doesn’t mean you have to stop eating local. On the contrary, Colorado’s many hard-working growers and farmers continue to tend to their fields while the leaves turn — and even after that, into October and November. You can find Colorado-grown fruits and veggies at farmers markets, farm … Read more

Palizzi Farm worries developer’s pipeline plans — allowed by eminent domain ruling — will hurt business

Palizzi Farm worries developer’s pipeline plans — allowed by eminent domain ruling — will hurt business

Palizzi Farm lost a big battle at the beginning of the summer when a judge ruled a metropolitan district could run a stormwater pipe across the 95-year-old Brighton farm to support a planned housing development nearby. But tucked into the final page of Adams County District Judge Sarah Stout’s 41-page eminent domain ruling was an … Read more

Colorado ranchers, restaurants worried about ballot issue that would shutter meat processing plant

Colorado ranchers, restaurants worried about ballot issue that would shutter meat processing plant

Lamb is as Colorado as 14,000-foot peaks and Palisade peaches. Raised in rugged terrain, Colorado lamb is known for its lean meat and rich flavor. Many connoisseurs have long claimed its superiority over its New Zealand counterpart. It’s also less niche across culinary cultures than you might realize. It is served as birria or barbacoa … Read more

‘Brutal’ trade offs keep some South Bay farmworkers laboring in dangerous heat

‘Brutal’ trade offs keep some South Bay farmworkers laboring in dangerous heat

As Cesilia Perez Lopez harvested cherries on the outskirts of Gilroy early this summer, the temperature in the field crawled into the 90s. She and her co-workers desperately needed water. But a jug carrying their supply spilled over earlier that day, and when she asked the foreman to replace the water he was supposed to … Read more

Turning wool into pellets could keep fibre from going to waste — and help farmers weather a changing climate

Turning wool into pellets could keep fibre from going to waste — and help farmers weather a changing climate

In a former juice processing plant in Port Williams, a cluster of machines whir and hum as they process piles of wool. For now, the wool processed in this cavernous facility — home of Taproot Fibre Lab — goes into making yarn, either from Taproot’s flock of sheep or from people who want their own wool spun. But in Nova Scotia, much … Read more

Tour Black Cat Organic Farm, Three Leaf Farm, and Cure Farm

Tour Black Cat Organic Farm, Three Leaf Farm, and Cure Farm

Farm-to-table dining is hardly a fad. The movement has gained momentum for decades, and for good reason. Who wouldn’t want to enjoy the freshest ingredients possible while supporting nearby farmers using sustainable practices? With over 1,000 farms and sweeping views of the Front Range, Boulder County is an idyllic place to experience agritourism. Our suggestion? Tour … Read more

Quebec farmers say they’re facing a cutworm infestation like they’ve never seen

Quebec farmers say they’re facing a cutworm infestation like they’ve never seen

An unusual infestation of cutworms is wreaking havoc in fields in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Témiscamingue, in northwestern Quebec, has been especially affected by the damage caused by cutworms — caterpillars that can destroy canola, potato and grain crops in a matter of days. Cutworms are found every year in small quantities in market gardens. But producers are … Read more

Looking for cheaper mushrooms? You may soon get them from Singapore’s newest farm that taps AI

Looking for cheaper mushrooms? You may soon get them from Singapore’s newest farm that taps AI

SINGAPORE: Cheaper, better-quality produce at double the yield – this is what Singapore’s newest mushroom farm is looking to achieve with the help of automation and artificial intelligence. The vertical farm expects to meet a third of local demand from consumers for white button mushrooms and is looking to price them at about S$7.50 per … Read more