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The Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge has become one of the top annual events in Western Colorado. On the weekend of September 7th & 8th at Lincoln Park in beautiful Grand Junction, the 2012 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge kicks off with over 13,000 people coming out for this All-American Family Festival which includes a [...]

Dear EarthTalk: however do I find out about what pesticides could also be on the food I eat? – character Olson, Cleveland, OH Along with the increase within the quality of organic food has return Associate in Nursing enhanced awareness concerning the hazards lurking on questionable “conventionally produced” (that is, with chemical pesticides and fertilizers) [...]

Join us in celebrating the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy with our 9th Annual Festival Italiano September 8th & 9th, 10:00am – 7:00pm. This year’s event will feature Italian food and artisan vendors, wine tastings, chef demonstrations, Balistreri Vineyard’s Children’s Grape Stomp, performances by the flag throwers from Florence and much more.          For [...]

The popularity of milk in northwestern European countries and North America is undeniable. Elsewhere within the world, milk tends to be rare and comparatively high-priced. Researchers determined that sure animals were domesticated around 9000 B C and by 5000 B C milk was obtained and consumed. Its pure white color, pleasant natural sweetness and creamy [...]

Staged against the backdrop of the Mesa Verde, the Mesa Verde Country® Food, Wine and Art Festival will feature wine tasting from some of Colorado’s finest wineries, including our own local vintners. As well as showcasing our beautiful weather, and our magnificent Mesas and Canyons, the Festival also showcases many of the talented artists who [...]

Think skiers in cowboy hats and you’ll have a pretty good mental picture of Steamboat Springs in northwestern Colorado. Yes, there’s world-renowned skiing here, but with an undercurrent of cowboy culture. The wide-open Yampa Valley brought cattle ranchers here in the 1800s, and the town’s signature store still sells Western wear. Like many of Colorado’s [...]

August 1-5, 2012  7th Annual Steamboat Wine Festival – Steamboat Springs, Colorado Experience more than 100 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors, and locally-made products at this ultimate food and wine experience. There is something for everyone–from food and wine tastings, to seminars and cooking demonstrations, to outdoor adventures with food & wine influences; [...]

by Stacey Rosen, Birgit Meade, Shahla Shapouri, Anna D’Souza, and Nicholas Rada Outlook No. (GFA-23) 71 pp, July 2012 Food security is estimated to improve slightly in 2012 as the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries covered in this report declines from 814 million in 2011 to 802 million in 2012. The share [...]