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Got Milk?
The dairy industry today is one of the largest industries in the world. The milk industry produces $21 billion a year. Milk can then be transformed into a variety of different products that range...
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Organic vs. Conventional: Is the Label Worth it?
To begin the discussion on the debate around organic versus conventional foods, it only seemed fitting to start the class by doing a blind taste test comparing various organic and conventional foods....
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Someone’s got some eggsplaining to do!
If you think about it, the egg is actually quite marvelous. It’s so simple and so cool! This little oval shape houses the transformation of nutrients into a living, breathing thing! Our ancestors were...
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GMO with a Side of Mayo and Hollandaise Sauce, Please!
GMO vs GMNO As soon as you hear “GMO” (Genetically Modified Organisms), what words pop into your mind? Unnatural? Sustainable? Evil? Or, even, nothing? GMO tends to be a source of confusion to the...
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Gastronomy: Arts, Science, a new way of living?
Cooking is an art. A perfect macaroon requires a batter with the perfect proportion of ingredients. Whisking too vigorously or adding too little sugar leads to the failure of the macaroon. Cooking is...
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As the Cookie Crumbles
Ahh, the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, the smell of my childhood, and my favorite smell to date. What could possibly be better than the smell of chocolate chip cookies? The taste of...
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Ice Cream on a Farm
This week the Bonding With Food Class traveled out of the kitchen to get a closer look at life on the farm in Waterloo, NY. Paul and Steve Galens are brothers who have worked hard to maintain a dairy...
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Is A Rose By Any Other Gene… still a “Flour”
We began this week by visiting the Cornell Agricultural Station. Why was this an important stop for a class such as ours? Well, if you, our astute and clever readers, have been keeping up with previous...
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Would you like some sugar with that?
Once arriving at the Farm, we got straight to work so that we could attend the festivities of the announcement of the next president of the Colleges. Congratulations Dr. Gregory Vincent! Now on to the...
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Corned and Beefed
Corn is such an important staple in our diet because it and/or byproducts of it are used in many different products. We began our class by discussing the intricacies that surround corn and its...
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