CORPUS, a Canadian dance theater troupe, will start their first U.S. tour at the Long Island Children's Museum with a performance entitled Les Moutons - in other words, The Sheep. The performers combine dance, performance art, and slapstick to bring the world of sheep behavior to their audiences.
Audiences will observe a strange and hilarious universe as CORPUS re-enacts the results of their carefully studied overview of sheep behavior. Three white ewes (Julie, Marie-...
Cambray Sheep Cheese fills in the seasonal gaps of their production cycle by teaching the art of cheesemaking to eager beginners. Trevor Hay of The West Australian sits in on a class and reports back on his experience.
Before long we are scooping the curds into the moulds. Because the focus is on home cheese-making Jane points out that we don't need fancy equipment. Our brie...
Sue Riedl of The Globe and Mail takes us on a mouth-watering tour of familiar New York City cheese haunts. Follow her everywhere from Lucy's Whey to Union Greenmarket to Beecher's Handmade Cheese and more!
Walking off some of the fondue, we found ourselves in the Flatiron District, where we sidestepped the smorgasbord of...
Vermeer, a low-fat Gouda-style cheese, and this year's World Champion Cheese Contest winner recently sold at auction for the whopping price of $8,400 per wheel. That's $350 dollars per pound! That sounds like a record-breaker, but other cheeses have gone for more:
While $350 might sound like a lot to spend on a pound of cheese, it's only half of what one of last year's gold-medal winners, a peppercorn cheddar, sold for at auction, said Jane Cisler, the marketing...
The International Biscuit Festival celebrates one of the most perfect foods. Yes, you guessed it, the biscuit. This year the event boasts live music, plenty to taste, a biscuit bake off, and a celebration of Southern culture. The festival takes place May 16-19, 2012 in Knoxville, TN.
“For the past two years, the International Biscuit Festival has created an experience in Knoxville that is authentic and fun,” said Kim Bumpas, President of Knoxville Tourism and Sports...
Brad Johnson of the Salisbury Post takes on two popular livestock myths: "Do cow lie down when it rains?" and "Do goats eat tin cans?" Spoiler alert: The answer to both questions is "No," but Johnson does some research for us and explains his reasoning.
Cattle evolved in the out-of-doors and are very hardy critters. Observing cattle during a normal, warm rain results in seeing them...
In the past two years, farmers markets have returned to the Czech city of Prague and have been very popular with residents. There are now 26 weekly markets throughout the city. Jiří Sedláček is an organizer of three such markets. He was inspired by a trip to Switzerland where he saw successful local farmers markets in action.
“I think that a lot of small farms and small-scale farmers and producers have been able to recover from bad business conditions in the past thanks...
What better way to experience a culture than through its food? Lucy Gillmore of The Independent rounds up an incredible list of European food festivals, new and old, that are sure to make your mouth water. You may not be able to resist booking tickets today.
Trujillo is the location of the Spanish Cheese Festival (28 April-1 May), where you can taste...
The use of antibiotics in livestock is under scrutiny by the FDA, who argues their use will develop resistant strains of bacteria, which would resist antibiotics in humans as well, posing a serious health risk.
Antibiotic drugs like penicillin are routinely mixed with animal feed and water to help livestock, pigs and chickens put on weight and stay healthy in crowded feeding lots. Scientists have warned that such use leads to the growth of antibiotic-resistant germs that...
After incurring a moderate amount of fame from appearing on BBC's "Lambing Live," Kate and Jim Beavan have opened their barn doors to the public. Their country life classes cover a variety of topics, including butchery, cider-making and lambing. It's not always easy for the students:
Paul Mapstone, erstwhile computing whiz-kid and urbanite, tugs gently on a pair of legs protruding from the ewe beside him and observes with concern that, slippery hooves aside, there is...
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