Program helps low-income women become entrepreneurs

PHARR Emma Llanas makes quick work of a tear in the seat of a pair of plaid shorts. Carefully guiding the fabric through the sewing machine in her living room, her fingers dodge the bobbing needle until what was once a flaw that rendered the garment unwearable can barely be seen.

By Dirk Aaron Bell County Extension

Have you seen the big, black buildings north of the Extension Office? The sign attached to the greenhouse says, "Bell County Master Gardener Greenhouse Laboratory and Learning Center."

‘Eating for Beginners’ has wit and grit

Eating for Beginners: An Education in the Pleasures of Food From Chefs, Farmers and One Picky Kid by Melanie Rehak starts with a stark statistic: 61 percent of Americans are confused about what to feed their family.

People’s Festival offers variety

MARQUETTE - A steady stream of festival-goers enjoyed unusual crafts, massages and fresh organic food with the accompaniment of live music Saturday at the third Annual People's Festival at Shiras Par.

The virtues of organic farming

Prokchon Promgungwahn, a 39-year-old longan farmer in Chiang Mai province, has come to know both sides of the commercial farming business.

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