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Ole's Cannoli's path to Minnesota State Fair has been thrilling, tedious, terrifying

The Minnesota State Fair begins today, and among its more than 300 food vendors and 450 edible snacks will be Ole's Cannoli, a brand-new food stand in Heritage Square run by the mother-daughter team of Pam Olson and Marta Lindsey, two self-described "fair nerds" who say that opening a food stand at ... More >>

Kombucha's PR Problem

Is it a health drink? An alcoholic beverage? It depends on who you ask.

Eric Weisman won't stop playing doctor

Accused of practicing medicine without a license, he says he only prescribed good nutrition

Mike Phillips hopes his handmade salami cures local food woes

Pork shoulders are bought directly from Fischer Farms and Hidden Stream Farms

Last Call

A small-town mayor with big-city ambitions sets off a major brouhaha in Harris

The Farm That Doesn’t Exist

Critics say Target undercuts organic growers by pretending to be one of them

The Gospel According to Paul Dorr

How a little-known political consultant from Iowa is beating back the menace of public education, one school referendum at a time

The Great Steak Hunt

Taste-testing the best real dry-aged steaks for sale locally reveals a lucky, lucky, steaky, steaky metropolitan area

Farm-Fresh Find

Minneapolis butcher bridges the gap between local, sustainable agriculture and hopeful home cooks

Something for the Little People

The Twin Cities-based Northwest Area Foundation has a $450 million endowment to use on charitable programs. So why has it been nearly invisible for years?

Got Butter?

Churning out creamy goodness in Hope, Minnesota

This is Hardcore

It made less history than '77 punk. It sold fewer records than Nirvana. But the suburban rebellion of Eighties America found its own potent way to say no.

A Game of Chicken

A lone inventor claims Ecolab is waging a dirty fight over clean poultry

Trouble in Store

Samir Abumayyaleh says he tried to get Minneapolis cops to crack down on drug dealing around his shop. He never figured they'd target him.

Growing, Owing, Gone

The farm crisis was supposed to be over a decade ago­when the TV crews packed up and the celebrities went home. But in places like Renville County, farmers have been harvesting hard times ever since.

Bull Market

The Vanishing Pool

On two farms in Iowa, preservationists are fighting a battle against the disappearance of countless plant and animal breeds. If they lose, the costs to the planet could be incalculable.