To Chick or Not to Chick

I am constantly tempted by the adorable baby chicks for sale in feed stores at this time of year. It’s that time again — time when I walk into the feed stores in town and see heated holding pens filled with oodles of adorable baby chicks. There they are: little yellow balls of fluff. And […]

Audrey PaviaFebruary 13, 2012
Artichokes

In my world, there are two kinds of artichokes: globe artichokes and spiny artichokes.

Rick GushFebruary 10, 2012
Kentucky’s First Solar-Powered Hospital

Photo courtesy of Rockcastle Regional Hospital Facilities and Materials Management Director Gary Asher and CEO Stephen A. Estes with the new solar panels. The first hospital in Kentucky to lower its reliance on the power grid in a big way is Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mt. Vernon. On November 30, 2011, the hospital went live […]

Colleen SupanFebruary 10, 2012
Recipe: Gravlax

Photo by Judith Hausman A squeeze of lemon and an easy mustard sauce are all gravlax needs.   Gravlax is an all-season, value-added dish. It is delicious and incredibly easy, and people will think you are a genius when you serve it. The fancy name and the fact that people don’t make it often lend […]

Judith HausmanFebruary 8, 2012

Akhlesh Singh1