By Lauren Williamson, Medill
Galena, IL–My goal tonight was to not throw up. I have what is probably an inordinate anxiety about food poisoning, which has been exacerbated by this summer’s heavily documented outbreak of salmonella and always intensifies when I need to choose a restaurant in an unfamiliar place.
As I took one wet step after [...]
The Chicken That Didn’t Cross Too Many Roads
July 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: · agriculture, Arnold's Farm Chicken, Belmont, CAFO, cows, dairy, Elizabeth, Galena, Illinois, Illinois Livestock Development Group, Jo Daviess County, local, Nora, Tradition Dairy, Tri-State, Two Onion Farm
Follow the Road “that way” to Nora
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
(Photos by Lauren Williamson)
A small, hand-painted sign along the side of IL-78 points the way to Nora, Ill.
By Lauren Williamson, Medill
“Go up the road that way, then turn this way when you get to the grocery store, and once you make it around the corner, you’ll go between the pickup truck and the bushes. And [...]
Tags: · A.J. Bos, agriculture, Apple River, Apple River Canyon State Park, CAFO, concentrated animal feeding operation, cows, economic development, farms, H.O.M.E.S., Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards, Illinois, industrial farming, Jo Daviess County, livestock, manure, Nora, pollution, rural communities, wildlife
