Appreciating Water on National Ag Day
March 23, 2021
Today is National Ag Day! The theme of Ag Day 2021 is “food brings everyone to the table.” These are words that many of us can relate to. While the…
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Every Drop Counts
May 3, 2018
The use of natural resources such as water in food production is a sustainability issue that continues to be on the radar of many farmers, scientists and consumers. In many…
Hydration: It’s a Fluid Situation
March 8, 2018
This is the second installment of a new video series in partnership with Osmosis, a group that focuses on health science education, highlighting the basics of several nutrition topics. Click…
Processing the Raw Water Trend
January 10, 2018
Not even a week into 2018 and a new food fad has spread throughout social feeds and news outlets. This one was particularly surprising to me given that I spend…
Conserving Water on the Farm and in the Home
March 22, 2017
Did you know that 70 percent of the Earth is covered in water? Sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? But did you also know that only 2.5 percent of that…
Were Our Predicted Food Trends for 2016 Really Trendy?
December 15, 2016
Back in December of 2015, we made some predictions on what 2016 would bring in terms of food trends. A lot of people try their luck at pinpointing the next big…
Try It Tuesday: Proper Hydration, Less Fatigue?
September 13, 2016
For this “Try It Tuesday,” I decided to experiment with my fluid intake. I love being active, but I often find myself feeling tired or suffering from a dull headache…
Daily Hydration Doesn’t Have To Be Labor(ious)
September 1, 2016
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it’s been a long, hot summer. So hot, in fact, that July 2016 has been declared the hottest July on record. The issue…
Testing the Waters of Carbonated Water
July 14, 2016
Earth’s most popular medium of life has recently experienced exponential growth in options at the grocery store. Sparkling, tonic, seltzer … there are likely a dozen more versions of H2O,…
How Farmers Conserve Water in a Drought
June 30, 2016
A group of California farmers did the unexpected this year: They beat their water conservation goals. In spite of an ongoing drought and scorching temperatures, Western farmers continue to produce…