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California – Yountville: Mustards Grill – Famous Mongolian Pork Chop
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Famous Mongolian Pork Chop, sweet & sour red cabbage, garlic mashed potatoes, and housemade mustard at Mustards Grill.
Mustard’s Grill, located at 7399 St. Helena Highway in Yountville, was the first restaurant to introduce high end New American cuisine to Napa Valley when it was opened in 1983 by Cindy Pawlcyn. Over the years, with its mix of American regional dishes with global influences and a list of "way too many wines", it has blossomed into a culinary destination. The cozy, country-style roadside grill was named after the wild mustard flowers that bloom in the vineyards every spring, helping to nourish the soil. Mustards features an on-premise organic garden has blossomed into two fully planted acres and provides 20-percent of the restaurant’s produce year-round.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) : sprouts
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…excerpt from encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/alfalfa:
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The California Alfalfa Workgroup [3] (UC Davis) has an up-to-date listing of alfalfa variety trial data [4] by location as well as Agronomy Progress Reports for each year.
Genetically modified alfalfa
Roundup Ready alfalfa, a genetically modified variety patented by Monsanto Company, is resistant to Monsanto’s glyphosate. Although most broadleaf plants, including ordinary alfalfa, are sensitive to Roundup, growers can spray fields of Roundup Ready alfalfa with Roundup, and so kill the weeds without harming the alfalfa crop.
Legal issues in the US
Roundup Ready alfalfa was sold in the United States from 2005–2007 and more than 300,000 acres (1,200 km2) were planted with it, out of 21,000,000 acres (85,000 km2). However, in 2006, organic farmers, concerned about the impact of GM alfalfa on their crops, sued Monsanto (Monsanto Company v. Geertson Seed Farms[49]).[50] In response, in May 2007, the California Northern District Court issued an injunction order prohibiting farmers from planting Roundup Ready alfalfa until the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) completed a study on the genetically engineered crop’s likely environmental impact. As a result, the USDA put a hold on any further planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa. The key issues of the lawsuit were the possibility that Roundup resistance could be transmitted to other plants, including both other crops and weeds, making major pest species resistant to an important herbicide; also of concern was the contamination of organic alfalfa crops.[51] On 21 June 2010, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling on this matter. The impact of this ruling is somewhat unclear, with both sides appearing to claim victory.[52] According to Barry Estabrook, at ‘The Atlantic’ website,
Even though Monsanto technically won, the most important parts of the lower court’s decision were upheld, meaning there are still many regulatory hurdles GM alfalfa has to clear before it can be legally planted on a commercial scale. And in a decision that may have wide-reaching effects on future GM cases, the justices agreed that GM crops could cause environmental harm through cross-pollination.[53]
Phytoestrogens in alfalfa
Alfalfa, like other leguminous crops, is a known source of phytoestrogens.[54] Grazing on alfalfa has been suspected as a cause of reduced fertility in sheep.
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Slow Food Media Team Dinner Meeting: March
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Slow Food Media Team Meeting: March: Slow Food Russian River Team Members Rebecca Black, Lynda Banks, and Jo Ann Gleason.
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