Country Living

• Home Plate has two locations in southern Minnesota

  

  LE CENTER, Minn. -- Essie Mostaghimi says his key to success is variety. He runs two Home Plate restaurants, one in Le Center and the other in Le Sueur.

• UM-Waseca and Southern school plan reunion

  

  WASECA, Minn.--The first all-school reunion for faculty and staff of the former University of Minnesota at Waseca and the Southern School of Agriculture is one of the many activities on tap during Farmamerica's Aug. 1 open house.

• Peonie project takes backseat to more pressing things

• National Pedal Pull winners announced

• Gardening for the Pilgrims

• It's your last year to see holiday lights at Durst place

• St. Paul restaurant gets Beef Backer award again

• Goat project gains popularity

• Wildflowers bring joy, feed the spirit

• Herb's Herbs specializes in herbs, peppers

• Rock Rapids murals bring history alive

• Asparagus is home run in Triton farm-to-school project

• Morris FFA members take ag message to town

• 4-H project will help veterans, military families

• Historic church will be site of fair weddings

• Holiday lights glow at rural Mantorville home

• Fire doesn't extinguish girls' enthusiasm

• Do some bowling and grab some food at Preston, Minn., eatery

• Morris FFA members make impression on urban youth

• Omar's Cafe serves homestyle breakfast and lunch in West Concord

• Johnson cherishes her time as dairy princess

• New book chronicles Minnesota's food conservation effort of WWI

• Iowans provided shelter to stranded motorists

• Eitzen cafe serves 'nothing fancy, just good food'

• Bongards' Country Store has many fans

• Grow fresh vegetables in your kitchen

• Diane's Cafe is known as the heart of Hawkeye

• Author documents fight to preserve food production

• Students celebrate agriculture with special events

• Does anyone want to buy a church?

• Lanesboro's Stockyard Cafe is a busy place on sale days

• PEM Ag Day event is educational and fun

• Blessed are those who are flexible

• Lyle's Cafe in Winthrop filled with good stories, great food

• Luverne, Minn., mighty happy to have Dang Fine Dine Cafe

• Bushman is growing a local food system

• Flowers always featured in CSA farm's shares

• Author hopes to inspire readers about sustainable food

• Sac County Cattle Company serves up Iowa's best burger

• "Drizzle" is a coming of age story

• Fillmore-Houston Farm Safety Day Camp is a success

• Cafe 116 is perfect pairing of food and drink in Fergus Falls, Minn.

• Don't forget dessert at Strawberry Point eatery

• Celebrate with Festival of Farms event

• Visit Big Woods Farm

• Back 40 Supper Club in Caledonia known for walleye, ribeye

• Minnesota, Iowa students enjoy overseas trip

• A fishy tale

• High-risk sexual behaviors threaten out society

• Steer to steak: Family maintains tradition of butchering on the farm

• Complications on a plane trip

• Garners make log furniture and more

• Is rubber mulch safe for gardens?

• Played-out alfalfa field is transformed

• Earl and Judy Prigge earn conservation honor

• Vineyard grows from fertile soil

• What do bugs do in winter?

• Communities prosper when farmers prosper

• Revak Nursery sells thousands of Christmas trees

• Christmas poem: Awaiting the arrival of a Christmas miracle

• Somethings are better when Simply Homemade

• Locally grown organic grain supply fuels bakery's success

• Seed Savers Exchange does their part for food security

Country Cafes

• Mai Village introduces Vietnamese culture, cusine in St. Paul

• Sunray Square Cafe is perfect fit for Willmar community

• Eat with the seasons at Delano cafe

• Historic Palmer House in Sauk Centre offers many delights

• The doors seldom close at Nick's Prairie Cafe in Blooming Prairie

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