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Go local on Agricola Street

Stretching down from the north end, Agricola Street is a series of pauses, movements and environments. North of Young is the largely residential energy of the Hydrostone, but points south you’ll encounter the dominating presence of the Oland Brewery (3055 Agricola, 453-1867), then the distinguished formality of the antiques district just around Almon. Further south […]

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Organic basket case

“Garlic, potatoes, onions, carrots, beets.” Geordie Ouchterlony lists the organic vegetables he can’t get locally: “Turnips. Squash, beans…I mean beans, it’s something that’s really easy to grow here. There were no more in November.” Ouchterlony owns Home Grown Organic Foods, a home-delivery food service which does its best to sell local organic produce. Right now, […]

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