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Articles Winter Vegetables First appeared in Grainews on 13 March 2020 Our golden retriever, Jake, is lying at my feet, waiting while I write. He won’t let the clock slip past eight AM in midwinter without getting up and nudging me. Sure enough, on the stroke of eight... 
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Articles Water First appeared in Grainews on 25 September 2018 Dave is mourning the passing of the lake that almost surrounded our house for seven years. It covered fifteen acres at its peak, in fact a large slough, but ‘lake’ dignified what was a difficult situation.... 
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Articles Cheese and Virtual Rescue Missions First appeared in Grainews on 13 October 2020 Life in a pandemic takes its toll in many ways. One of the noticeable changes is how we spend our leisure time. No trips this year – not that I was actively planning, and not... 
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Making the Best of a Tough Tomato Harvest First appeared in Grainews on 21 September 2021 Articles War contributes to the transportation and appropriation of goods around the globe. For instance, tomatoes were among the plants and animals that ended up in Europe in... 
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Lentils from the Ashes of War ARTICLES First appeared in Grainews on 5 April 2022 In 1923, Jirys Ya’qūb Sallūm kissed his wife and young sons goodbye in the town of Qar’awn, located in the Biqa’ Valley, in the French protectorate of Lebanon and Syria. Speaking only... 
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Articles In Good Company First appeared in Grainews on 9 April 2019 We arrived for a preliminary visit at the farm in June 2010, a month ahead of our move-in date. Over-anxious? Eager? Yes, both, but mostly we came early to help my aging parents move out – into a...