Desiree McPhillips stands in the Mid-County Victory Garden, just behind Shear Madness, her organic hair salon. Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on May 18, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Selling and consuming organic products and food has been a growing trend nationally since the early days of the newContinueContinue reading “Going Organic: Mid-County businesses band together, encourage community”
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Beaumont Farmers’ Market opens mid-February, some vendors coming out before opening day
Jim LaBove and his wife, Dodie, are out under the pavilion at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center most Saturdays, selling plants and grapefruit as well as his recently published books, Cotton’s Seafood and Sketches of My Cajun Life. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton Bobby’s Bees sells locally-grown honey from Vidor. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This articleContinueContinue reading “Beaumont Farmers’ Market opens mid-February, some vendors coming out before opening day”
Sketches of My Cajun Life: Entrepreneur writes about childhood in Sabine Pass, shares family seafood recipes
Jim LaBove, seen here in a photo from “Cotton’s Seafood: A Cajun Autobiographical Cookbook,” has published a new collection of his artwork called “Sketches of My Cajun Life.” | Photo courtesy Jim LaBove This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 5, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer After a career of contracting andContinueContinue reading “Sketches of My Cajun Life: Entrepreneur writes about childhood in Sabine Pass, shares family seafood recipes”
Entergy, 4H Club donate almost 10,000 meals to Southeast Texas Food Bank
Dan Maher, executive director of the Southeast Texas Food Bank, and Donald Stagg, director of operations. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 13, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Southeast Texas Food Bank received donations from Entergy and the 4H Club on Saturday, Oct. 8. Entergy employees donated 2,500 poundsContinueContinue reading “Entergy, 4H Club donate almost 10,000 meals to Southeast Texas Food Bank”
Cashless campus brings change to dining, Sodexo transition continues
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 3, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Hard cash may no longer be helpful if you want to purchase food on campus. UCCS Dining Services has implemented a new “Cashless Campus” policy, effective Nov. 3, for certain dining stations. According to Director of Food Services MarkContinueContinue reading “Cashless campus brings change to dining, Sodexo transition continues”
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