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NC State Fair charging high prices for food
RALEIGH — Sunday is the last day to get out and enjoy the North Carolina State Fair, but attendees could end up spending big bucks on food, WTVD reports. Take a look at some of these prices: Turkey legs will set attendees back $18. Hot noodles from Flaming Wok will cost $15. A Krispy Kreme…
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Orlando secures $1 million grant to tackle food insecurity through art
ORLANDO, Fla. — The City of Orlando has been chosen as one of the recipients of a prestigious one-million-dollar grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of its Public Art Challenge. The grant will be utilized to fund a public art initiative aimed at addressing food insecurity. Entitled “Art Pollination: Building Food Justice through Creativity,” this…
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Unique and delicious food vendors at Bridge Day
FAYETTEVILLE (WVNS) – Bridge Day is a time where those who live for an adrenaline rush BASE jump off of the New River Gorge Bridge, while others are there for the views and vendors. Many vendors lined up down Route 19 to show everything they have to offer. While some of these vendors are from…
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Joplin Health Department food inspections (Oct. 23)
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The Joplin Globe publishes summaries of routine and follow-up inspections performed by the Joplin Health Department. Businesses that are inspected either pass or fail based on violations found during the time of inspection. Those violations fall into two categories:…
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Cheba Hut Is Opening Downtown Monday and More Food News
Cheba Hut, the cannabis-themed sub restaurant that announced it would open a location in Athens all the way back in 2019, will open for real this Monday, Oct. 23 in the Washington Street parking deck mixed-use building downtown—the space vacated by The Office. The menu includes toasted subs, salads, Rice Krispie treats, meatballs with sauce,…
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Gluten-free cider is brought to Gainesville’s Fourth Avenue Food Park – The Independent Florida Alligator
In 2012, 42-year-old retired teacher Tiffany Stone was caught in a state of utter disarray when she was suddenly diagnosed with Celiac disease, an autoimmune disease triggered by the consumption of gluten. Longtime beer connoisseurs, Stone and her husband, Ben, went gluten-free overnight. Disillusioned by the small market for dietary friendly alcohol, Ben Stone with…
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Man who bought a nuclear bunker tries to build an underground village
Dean Anderson stars in a YouTube made by documentary maker Kirsten Dirksen He bought a bunker in Paradise Valley, Montana, five years ago The unusual abode came with enough food and medicine to last ‘several years’ By Sadie Whitelocks For Dailymail.com Published: 14:02 EDT, 22 October 2023 | Updated: 14:25 EDT, 22 October 2023
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Peanut Butter Challenge encourages counties to help food-insecure Floridians
Counties across Florida are in fierce competition to claim a unique title — the winner of the peanut butter challenge. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is holding the Peanut Butter Challenge throughout October. The challenge encourages community members to donate jars of peanut butter to their local extension office.…
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Deck establishes interim study that addresses Afghan food security
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } An interim study, led by Rep. Jared Deck, D-Norman, will examine the needs of Afghan refugees throughout the state. In 2022, Norman became the home of a number of Afghan refugees who fled Afghanistan during the 2021 Kabul airlift…
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King Charles never throws away cake in crusade against food waste
King Charles eats daily slices from the same cake until it’s finished as part of a drive to curb his personal food waste, it is understood. The monarch has been a life-long environmentalist, with a history of campaigning for organic food, better conservation and tackling climate change. His latest venture, The Coronation Food Project, will…
