Lifestyle

Different than sweet corn and field corn, popcorn is a type of corn with kernels that burst when heated. (NDSU photo)

Different than sweet corn and field corn, popcorn is a type of corn with kernels that burst when heated. (NDSU photo)

Dakota Gardener: A popping experiment

News Staff
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Did you try to grow anything new in your garden this growing season? If you are a regular reader of this column, you know I usually try to grow a new fruit or vegetable at home or in my school gardens. I had great success with okra last year. This year I decided to try something new at home. It is neither a fruit nor a vegetable, it is a grain.
Local foods tend to be more nutritious and flavorful because the food did not travel far to reach you.

Local foods tend to be more nutritious and flavorful because the food did not travel far to reach you.

Prairie Fare: enjoy local foods for many reasons

News Staff
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Two of us from our food and nutrition Extension program visited a farmers market. It featured locally grown foods and products made from them. We did a short talk and demonstration about squash and white beans. We also had samples of the soup made from those ingredients.
While shelterbelts aren’t perfect, the fact remains that they provide a number of services that are considerably valuable. (NDSU photo)

While shelterbelts aren’t perfect, the fact remains that they provide a number of services that are considerably valuable. (NDSU photo)

Dakota Gardener: What’s it worth to you?

Joe Zeleznik, Forester - Ndsu Extension
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Over the last 12 months, I’ve received more than 600 emails, text messages, phone calls and other forms of communication where people asked me a question related to trees and forests. Yes, I actually track those numbers.
Prairie Doc® Perspective: HPV causes cancer, and can be prevented

Prairie Doc® Perspective: HPV causes cancer, and can be prevented

Prairie Doc® Perspective: HPV causes cancer, and can be prevented

Andrew Ellsworth, Md
Thursday, October 31, 2024
What do warts, pap smears, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, and a vaccine all have in common? Three letters: HPV Human papillomavirus ( HPV) is a common virus that can cause growths on skin and mucous membranes. There are over one hundred different types of HPV, and while some cause common warts, others can cause cancer.
Before winter is upon us, gardeners should consider protecting tender roses like this beautiful Campfire cultivar, named for its prolific yellow, red and pink flowers. (NDSU photo)

Before winter is upon us, gardeners should consider protecting tender roses like this beautiful Campfire cultivar, named for its prolific yellow, red and pink flowers. (NDSU photo)

Dakota Gardener: Winter protection for tender roses

Esther E. Mcginnis, Horticulturist - Ndsu
Thursday, October 31, 2024
We have been blessed by an unusually lovely fall in the northern Great Plains. Unfortunately, the long-range weather forecast promises that all good things must come to an end. Before winter is upon us, gardeners should consider protecting tender roses. Most hybrid tea, floribunda and grandiflora roses were bred for warmer climates and cannot survive northern winters without protection.

Health Tip

News Staff
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Provided by Cavalier County Health District Nov. 1 - If you are an uninsured adult, CCHD has limited quantities of FREE vaccines including flu, covid, tetanus, and/or pneumonia vaccines. So don’t let the worry of cost stop you from protecting yourself and your family and get vaccinated today.
When researching health and nutrition information online, be sure the articles you reference have currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose. (Pixabay photo)

When researching health and nutrition information online, be sure the articles you reference have currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose. (Pixabay photo)

Prairie Fare:

News Staff
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Have you used artificial intelligence? “Write an article in the style of Prairie Fare about dogs and green beans,” I told an artificial intelligence (Al) program called ChatGPT. The person sitting next to me during a session about Al suggested the topic.
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