Gardeners are making their plans, and in some areas, vegetables and other foods are already being planted.  That is a sign that food preservation season is not far away and now is the time to…

While most kids are preparing to relax and enjoy their summer break, 4-H livestock project members in the Southwind District will be learning more about their livestock projects through a new national program aimed at…

The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March. The Agriculture Department is announcing Monday…

Volunteers with LaHarpe PRIDE and Iola’s Wesley United Methodist Church braved frigid temperatures to distribute boxes of free food Wednesday morning, as part of a giveway from the United States Department of Agriculture. The boxes…

HUMBOLDT — When the pandemic closed the doors of Kate Frick’s business in Tonganoxie, another door opened in Humboldt. Frick recently opened Noon at 812 Bridge St., offering “grab and go” lunches made from regional…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says food has now run out for the nearly 100,000 refugees from Eritrea who have been sheltering in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been cut…

Safety and security of foods preserved in the home depend on the cook.  It is vital that proper techniques and processes are used to ensure that home-preserved foods remain safe.    The failure to follow…

Dear Carolyn: My husband is driving me crazy with food habits, obviously exacerbated because we now eat more of our meals at home. I do 100 percent of the cooking, which is fine because historically…

HUMBOLDT — Openings remain available for free classes geared to help adults to plan, shop and prepare healthy, low-cost meals and snacks, while increasing physical activity. “My Plate For My Family” SNAP-Ed nutrition classes are…

Despite the gloomy rain and a series of newly-instituted social distancing rules, the Allen County Farmers Market was in full swing Thursday. According to Calvin Parker, the market’s seasonal debut last week “was a little…