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3 GRIST FOR THE MILL
Letter from the Publisher and Editor
5 SUBSCRIPTION FORM
10 WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES
A Daytrip along The Great River Road from SE Iowa’s Burlington to Keokuk
By Criss Roberts
14 NOTABLE EDIBLES
Tasty Tidbits to Savor around the Region
15 EDIBLE IMBIBABLES
Bless this Bock: A Tale from Beyond the Brewkettle
By Jeff Allen and Tim Rask
24 INCREDIBLE EDIBLES
Found Meats in Lost Nation
By Brian Morelli
29 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Cline Hijacks the Refrigerators of
Z102.9’s Schulte & Swann

By Rob Cline
30 BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL
What Goes Around, Comes Around
By Mallory Smith
31 EDIBLE ENDEAVORS
Local Foods Connection: Using CSAs to Make Connections
32  ADVERTISER       DIRECTORY

COVER
Pig
By Kurt Michael Friese

FEATURES
6 ASSISTING AT A MIRACLE
Herb and Kathy Eckhouse of La Quercia Help Italian Tradition Find a Home in Norwalk
By Kurt Michael Friese
8 ALL LOCAL, ALL YEAR
Harvest of Hope Winter Markets
By Wendy Wasserman
13 SLEIGHT OF HAND
Decorah Hatchery Has Four-Season Appeal
By Jay P. Wagner
18 NICE TO MEAT YOU
Why Custom Cut Meats Make the Grade
By Leah Wilson
21 THE IMPATIENT GARDENER'S GUIDE TO SPRING PLANTING
By Jennifer Hemmingsen
22 COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE CONNECTS FARMERS, CONSUMERS
by Eugenia E. Gratto
26 NATIVE IOWA MEATS
Once-Wild, Game Now Thriving on Iowa Farms
By Sue Futrell