Food for Thought

it’s high time for a foodie movement documentary series

What started as an idea to show one food film in Menomonie has become an eight-week series both in Menomonie and Eau Claire. Food for Thought is a first of its kind in the Valley...

An electric car station in Eau Claire?

B&B Electric is looking into it

It’s electric! Some of you may or may not have heard the gossip about an electric car charging station being brought to Eau Claire. Well, B&B Electric wants to turn this station from rumor to reality.

Where the Rabbits Roam

pets trim up and provide fertilizer for lawn

Most homeowners do everything they can to keep rabbits off their lawn, not to mention their gardens. Remember Mr. McGregor?

Composting Boasting

winter time is no time to stop biodegrading stuff

If you feel burnt out with your current lifestyle, if you feel totally zombified by your TV and cell phone and iPod and electric foot massagers and toaster ovens ... try a big, stinky compost pile. It works for me.

The News in Food

conferences join forces to grow local food knowledge

I’m surely not the only Foodie geeking out about the line-up for the Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference and Wisconsin Local Food Summit.

Eating Your Yard

a local Food Not Lawns chapter sprouts in Eau Claire

“If you till up your ground and plant something there, you’d be surprised how much you like it. And you won’t need to mow.”

Global Warming Exists, According to Santa

One UWEC professor decided to create a Christmas gift with a positive message.

The Economics of Eating

professor studies effect of buying local food

éNow is the time to study the impact of local foods," says Jamelske, explaining that ...

Glimpse | Eagle Scout Creates Shared Bike System

A soon-to-be Eagle Scout, Dane Goldbeck, recently started the éCommunity Owned Bike Project."

Growing Out of Our Cars

changing the way we move takes help from everyone

I know we kind of greeted each other on the street, you in your car, me on my moped ...