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3 weeks ago | 
edibleportland.com | Elena Valeriote
Gardeners and farmers know well that every handful of earth is unique and alive. Whether contained within the small pot of a windowsill succulent or covering the expanse of a backyard plot of vegetables, dirt is the multiplicitous, magical medium that fosters life, providing us with beauty and sustenance. Still, when we think about soil, we tend to circumscribe its impacts to these spaces and whatever grows there.
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1 month ago | 
modernfarmer.com | Elena Valeriote
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
motherjones.com | Elena Valeriote
This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sado Island perches like a butterfly with its wings outstretched just off the curved west coast of Japan. Yet this land mass is better known as the home of another winged creature: the crested ibis, called toki in Japanese.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
eater.com | Elena Valeriote
Lille Allen/Eater In Italy, you order a pizza and eat the entire thing yourself, right then and there. For some reason, this is not common practice in the U.S. It’s not that we don’t love pizza. Americans consume about three billion pizzas per year. From what I gather, it’s that we love different things about pizza: its shareability, its ability to be reheated, and, most notably, its mobility.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
atlasobscura.com | Elena Valeriote
Sado Island perches like a butterfly with its wings outstretched just off the curved west coast of Japan. Yet this land mass is better known as the home of another winged creature: the crested ibis, called toki in Japanese.
Hop on a shinkansen (a high-speed train) from Tokyo to Niigata, then board a ferry, and you will arrive at the port of Ryotsu, where a Welcome to Sado sign awaits above a larger-than-life photo of a toki mid-flight.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
eater.com | Elena Valeriote
Lille Allen/Eater If you have ever tried membrillo — the dense Spanish jam often paired with Manchego on a nice cheese plate, maybe with a handful of Marcona almonds and a glass of Tempranillo – you know the sweet, slightly floral flavor of quince. Its appearance, however, may remain a mystery. The pink hue and uniform slices of quince paste look nothing like the golden, lumpy fruit as it hangs on a tree during the autumn harvest season.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
modernfarmer.com | Elena Valeriote
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
eater.com | Elena Valeriote
Lille Allen/Eater Pumpkin Spice Latte season came earlier than ever this year – a full month before the actual first day of fall. For some people, news of the early autumn menu arrival elicited a frenzy of excitement. Others couldn’t care less. And then there were those of us who were already on the waitlist for a different drop: the Diaspora Co. Pumpkin Spice blend.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
eater.com | Elena Valeriote
Dilek Baykara This story is part of a group of stories called The story of the hazelnut is one of a star-quality character too often relegated to a supporting role. Born a humble filbert, it sheds its frilly coat and assumes a more glamorous stage name, arriving on the scene with European flair. Yet, time and time again, the hazelnut is cast in a secondary part. Think about it. When did you last taste a hazelnut on its own?
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
atlasobscura.com | Daniela Gomez |Dan Nosowitz |Elena Valeriote |Rebecca Boyle
Wave goodbye to the sun-soaked beaches and melting popsicles of summer, and say hello to fall leaves and a chill in the air. Grab your blanket and cozy up with a cup of tea to read five stories sure to get you in the mood for fall, from the inside story on growing giant pumpkins to why the heck we can’t settle on one name for this magical season. Don’t let the Cailleach curse your autumn. Eight large stones sit in a field outside a hut in Scotland.
