A dozen years ago I decided to become rich and famous by writing a bestselling book. I would travel the country, talking to farmers — some conventional, some organic, some using that “new” technology of the time, GMO agriculture. I thought my book would explain what eaters wanted to know about how their food was […]

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. Many of the country’s most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set visitation records in 2015 and are bracing for what could be an even busier new year. The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans to rediscover the country’s scenic wonders or […]

MONTPELIER, VT. One of the hottest early Septembers on record is slowing the seasonal cycle when leaves turn from green to breathtaking reds, oranges and yellows, and draw visitors in droves to northern New England. Foliage reports for Vermont and Maine were mostly green this week, while New Hampshire reported some color in the north […]

Many people believe that fermented foods — sauerkraut, yogurt, sourdough bread, for example — are better for you than other foods. For thousands of years people have fermented foods as way to preserve them, and scientists today note that fermenting foods can increase their content of Vitamin C, Thiamine and Niacin, among other nutrients. Fermented […]

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Saturday debuted a redesigned online tool with college-specific information about student costs, loans and potential earning power, scaling back a planned ratings system that critics derided as too subjective and unworkable. The College Scorecard — which can be found at https://collegescorecard.ed.g ov — provides a snapshot of what former students […]

I did not expect to see any Amish people during a recent trip to the local office supply store. Partly this was because I didn’t see any buggies outside. Mostly, however, it was because I had some misguided notions about Amish — notions like they’d have no use for a store that at least in […]