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Lifestyle

The Lake Street Taco Tour returns

The Lake Street Taco Tour returns

After a five year break, the self-guided tour of the corridor’s taco establishments returns to help revitalize businesses still struggling to recover from the last two and a half years of economic challenges.
by Vicki Adame

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The secret to farming on Mars? A bit of alfalfa

The secret to farming on Mars? A bit of alfalfa

Farming on Earth can be challenging enough with intensifying droughts and climate events. But a team of researchers is trying to figure out how to grow food on Mars — and they might have found a way. Pooja Kasiviswanathan joined Appetites to share her breakthrough research.
by John Wanamaker and Ngoc Bui

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Appetites: Connecting culture and cuisine for Hispanic Heritage Month

Appetites: Connecting culture and cuisine for Hispanic Heritage Month

To kick off this year's Hispanic Heritage Month, Amalia Moreno-Damgaard joined Appetites to talk about the connection between culture and cuisine and share a spicy rabbit stew recipe from her latest book, “Amalia’s Mesoamerican Table".
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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In Focus: How to make outdoor recreation welcoming for all 

Research shows that people of color are far less likely to engage in nature-based outdoor recreation activities than their white peers. During this In Focus discussion from the Minnesota State Fair, host Twila Dang discusses the so-called nature gap and what to do about it, with outdoor equity experts Anthony Taylor and Asha Shoffner.
by Twila Dang and Kelly Gordon

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Cooks say outdated regulations hold back ethnic food vendors

Cooks say outdated regulations hold back ethnic food vendors

In Rochester, the Night Market focuses on promoting ethnic food vendors and it gets more and more popular by the year. But behind the scenes, the annual event underscores how food production regulations for up-and-coming cooks can hamper their ability to build a business.
by Catharine Richert

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Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

Children had more access to food in 2021 compared to the previous year. But for other groups such as the elderly and women living alone, food insecurity was on the rise, according to the U.S.
by Ayana Archie

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Meet South Dakota's new corn-bassador, a boy who recently found out that corn is real

Meet South Dakota's new corn-bassador, a boy who recently found out that corn is real

Tariq has loved corn ever since he found out it was real. The 7-year-old has been declared South Dakota's Official Corn-bassador after his passion for the vegetable went viral on TikTok and YouTube.
by Dustin Jones

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