Before the modern year-round dairy operation came about in the twentieth century, dairy makers were bound to following the natural milk producing rhythms of their herd, which meant that copious amount of milk were available in the spring and summer for butter making due to the birth of calves and the availability of fast-growing pasture. With this surge in milk production came … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: Butter and Food Preservation
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MYTH: Yoga Is Not A Real Workout
Calling all yogis! Gone are the days where you can feel guilty about not exercising as “intensely” as your cardio-obsessed neighbor. Yoga has been around for thousands of years overseas, but has more recently been taken up in the United States as a means of holistic health. The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit language, meaning “union”, which signifies the joining of the … [Read more...] about MYTH: Yoga Is Not A Real Workout
LOTL: Donald Trump’s Travel Ban and Principles of Justiciability
In late January of this year Donald Trump signed an executive order that caused massive nationwide protests, and sparked a dialogue surrounding the issues of executive authority, race and ethnicity, and foreign relations. The decision to ban the immigration of individuals from specific countries, despite its shaky judicial foundation, raises an important question … [Read more...] about LOTL: Donald Trump’s Travel Ban and Principles of Justiciability
Extraordinary Women in Stem: Dr. Patricia Bath
“Believe in the power of truth…Do not allow your mind to be imprisoned by the majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination” – Dr. Patricia Bath Dr. Patricia Bath was the first African American to complete residency in ophthalmology in 1973. She became the first female faculty member in the … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in Stem: Dr. Patricia Bath
Food for Thought: The Origins of Butter, Part II
Although the art of butter making started out in a somewhat crude and accidental manner thousands of years ago amidst our nomadic ancestors, it wasn’t long until butter came to be used for more than just a tasty byproduct of storing milk in animal skin sacs that were jostled around on the road to new pasture. In the sixth century, a Byzantine physician by the name of Anthimus … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: The Origins of Butter, Part II