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Summer 2007

DEPARTMENTS

3	GRIST FOR THE MILL Letter from the Publisher and Editor
5	SUBSCRIPTION FORM
7	WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES A Day Trip Exploring Des Moines’s Ethnic Markets By Riki Saltzman
11	NOTABLE EDIBLES Tasty Tidbits to Savor around the Region
13	THIS SEASON: WEEK BY WEEK Tomato Basil Pie By Criss Roberts
16	HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION An Update from Iowa’s Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign By Mallory Smith
17	BEHIND CLOSED DOORS With Jazz Musician (and Peanut Butter Lover) Dan Knight By Rob Cline
18	EDIBLE IMBIBABLES Apples and the Art of Cider with Vinton Farmer Allen Israel By Katie Roche
21	INCREDIBLE EDIBLES Real Food Finds a Home in Fairfield By Brian Morelli
32	FARMERS MARKET DIRECTORY
35	EDIBLE ENDEAVORS Johnson County Local Food Alliance: When was the last time you were this close to your food?
36	ADVERTISER DIRECTORY

COVER: Ice Cream Dreams
By Kurt Michael Friese

FEATURES

14	GO BACK TO SCHOOL BY TAKING A BITE OUT OF HISTORY By Michael Knock
23	THE PAW PAW A Tropical Fruit in the Iowa River Valley By Anna Wilson
24	LOCAL ICE CREAM WORTH SCREAMING FOR Moo Roo, Isaac’s, and Heyn’s By Eugenia E. Gratto
26	I CAN AND YOU CAN TOO! A Tale of Canned Tomatoes By Leah Wilson
28	MUSCATINE MELONS Iowa’s Summer Tradition By Sue Futrell
30	EDIBLE AT MARKET and Other Noteworthy Events

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Great Taste, a radio show from KRUU community radio in Fairfield, welcomes Edible Iowa River Valley to talk about what's on our mind each season. The next show is Wednesday May 7, 7-8 pm CST. Listen live here (www.kruufm.com) or go back in Edible time.