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Neighborhood Restaurant Group

by Marian Burros   What sets Michael Babin apart from his peers is not the fact that he owns 11 successful restaurants and assorted food-related businesses, collectively known as the Neighborhood Restaurant Group. What makes... 

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Rebel with a Cause- Food Nazis

by Joel Salatin “You’re food Nazis,” wrote the irate customer in her e-mail to our farm.  The accusation stung, but more than that, it exposed a gross ignorance about local foods. The e-mail outburst followed a... 

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A Beer Grows in Wine Country

by Sarah Searle, photography by Sarah Searle There are local beer makers, and then there’s the Corcoran Brewing Company — where hops are grown on site and pumpkins for the seasonal ale are picked by hand just up the road.... 

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Natural Skincare: From the plate to your face

by Kristin Hartke, photography by Molly McDonald Peterson Honey, avocado oil, tangerine extract: Sounds like a recipe for a tasty salad dressing, but it turns out that these lip-smacking ingredients are also good for the skin... 

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Meet the Future of Farming

by: Pamela Hess, photos by: Molly McDonald Peterson There’s a crisis in farming: The average age of a farmer in the United States is between 57 and 59. Thirty percent of our farmers are beyond retirement age. And the USDA says... 

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Flavor Cafe: The Empress

by: John Haddad, photos by: Danny Spry Breakfast choices on the run in Virginia’s capital are either a latte and mass-produced scone from Starbucks or a biscuit and bad cup of coffee from a fast-food joint. Rarely do you see... 

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RdV Vineyards

by: Adrienne Wichard-Edd, photos by: Molly McDonald Peterson Three birds perch on the label of the most expensive bottle of wine in the state of Virginia. “A tribute to my grandfather,” explains Rutger de Vink, vigneron... 

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On Location: Berkeley Springs

by: Pamela Hess An American resort destination for more than 250 years – and a healing spring for Native Americans for untold years before — Berkeley Springs (the village and the water) is just what the doctor ordered... 

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Paving Paradise

by: Michael Clune photography by: Molly McDonald Peterson Waving his arm down the length of a garish orange boundary fence that passes just feet from his home and then disappears into his 250-year-old farm, the anger and frustration... 

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Rebel with a Cause: I Can’t Answer for all the Fringes

by: Joel Salatin photography by: Molly McDonald Peterson I was in Australia a couple of weeks ago doing regenerative food systems seminars and a fellow raised his hand with a question: “I’m a farm consultant working... 

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