Monthly Archives: September 2006

Holy Spinach, Organic Man!

Posted on 2006/09/27 by Farmer Mike Biltonen

For days I have perseverated on the E. coli & spinach topic to get to the bottom of what I wanted to write about. Then last night it came to me. It wasn’t about large corporate farms or evil greedy … Continue reading →

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Spinacea oleracea, or is it?

Posted on 2006/09/18 by Farmer Mike Biltonen

A few quick questions about everyone’s favorite dark green leafy vegetable. 1. Is spinach higher in iron than other leafy vegetables? 2. What famous cartoon character ate a can of spinach to gain instant strength? 3. Spinach is related to … Continue reading →

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