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Farm Show Butter Sculpture To Become Biodiesel

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Butter was never so ... big! The butter sculpture at last week's Pennsylvania Farm Show featured a massive cow with a farm family being saluted by a National Guardsman -- all made out of creamy yellow butter. It takes some 10 days and 900 pounds of butter to make. And you can't even eat the stuff afterward (who would really want to?). But not to worry -- it's recyclable! The sculpture is taken to Lake Erie Biofuels after the show -- the state's first large-scale biodiesel production plant. The company produces 45 million gallons of biofuels a year. It's blended with petroleum and eventually ends up at the gas pump. Fill 'er up, with butter.

Posted by Jennifer Szweda Jordan on 01/22/2009

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Jennifer Szweda Jordan

I'm working on a public radio series of stories I hope will appeal to listeners on a gut level. Called Earth's Bounty, it's about food and the environment. This follows about a dozen years of work as a journalist that were preceded, and often supported, by stints in restaurants and catering businesses.

Stories in the Series:

Air Date	Story Title
04/07/2010	County Park Serves As Farm, Possibly Garden, Too
02/03/2010	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Grower Wonders What Local Diners Want
01/28/2010	Sipping Coffee, Considering Its Origin, Warms Up An Afternoon
01/06/2010	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Is Local Beef Safer?
12/23/2009	Visiting Chatham's Garden at Eden
12/09/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Taste, Quality, and Sustainability of Seafood
12/02/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Holiday Party Preview and a Wine Question
11/11/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Milk Maid Comes to Town
11/04/2009	Mothus Interrupus and Other Ways to Grow Fruit Organically
10/28/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Testicles, Tongues, and Texas Sheet Cake
09/30/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Oktoberfest And A Call from Frank Lloyd Wright Resort
09/16/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Local Foods Get Religion and Too Many Tomatillos
09/09/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Peaches and What's Up With Colors in Foods?
09/02/2009	Earth's Bounty 2.0: Call In About Food and the Environment
08/26/2009	Introducing Earth's Bounty 2.0
08/18/2009	Unearthing Rubies in the Front Yard
07/15/2009	Earth's Bounty: A Rare and Sacred Rest on the Farm
06/26/2009	USDA, Not EPA, Would Oversee Carbon Credits on Farms Under Federal Compromise
06/24/2009	News Analysis: No-Till Farming Oversight A Sticking Point in Climate Bill
06/17/2009	'If we can grow crops with less energy and less fertilizer, the world wins'
05/20/2009	What Tastes Like a Banana But Grows Here? The Paw Paw
05/06/2009	Pittsburgh Cook/Podcaster Turns Microphone on Our Reporter
04/02/2009	Spring Busy Month for Foodies
04/01/2009	Sewage Sludge on Farms: Dangerous or Just Recycling?
03/20/2009	Eat the View? Yes they Will
03/18/2009	Earth's Bounty: Contest Pits Our Baker Against Vegan
02/26/2009	Administration Insider Says There Will Be a White House Garden
02/25/2009	Earth's Bounty: A Kitchen Garden in Every Plot!
02/11/2009	Earth's Bounty: Farm Census Released
02/04/2009	Earth's Bounty: PA Foods Shine in Iron Chef Competition
01/28/2009	Earth's Bounty: Teams Shear Sheep, Weave Shawl in Farm Show Contest
01/23/2009	A Foodie's Fantasy Trip to Turkey
01/15/2009	Western Pennsylvania Chefs, Sheep Handlers, Score Well
12/29/2008	Holiday Gifts for Foodies or Agricultural Game Lovers
11/26/2008	Some Won't Be Cooking Turkey, or Cooking at All, this Holiday Season
11/19/2008	What to Expect from President-Elect Obama's Agricultural Policy
11/13/2008	PASA Classifieds Tempt Those with Farm Dreams
11/12/2008	Earth's Bounty: Vacationing on the Farm
09/26/2008	Slowly Produced Notes From Slow Food Nation
09/24/2008	Earth's Bounty: Religious Sister Plays Role of Farmer, Beekeeper, Vineyard Worker
09/17/2008	Earth's Bounty: Touring A Classic Market House
09/03/2008	Victory Gardens: Wartime Vestige Blooms Again
08/31/2008	After the Meal: Trimming Waste In Slow Food Nation
08/27/2008	Earth's Bounty: Latest Table Magazine Offers Ways to Preserve Harvest
08/13/2008	Earth's Bounty: Yes, We Can
08/05/2008	Mark Your Calendars: Local and Slow Food Events Abound
07/23/2008	Earth's Bounty: Meet Greg Boulos, New Sustainable Ag Leader
07/10/2008	Pressure Cooking: A Cool Kitchen's Best Friend
06/26/2008	Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread
05/28/2008	Earth's Bounty: Young Couple Gets a Hand from Experienced Farmers
05/21/2008	Earth's Bounty: At Long Last 2008 Farm Bill Passes Congress
05/13/2008	It's All In The Tea AND King Corn
04/29/2008	'Tis the Season for Wild Edibles
04/23/2008	Earth's Bounty: Rhubarb, Ramps, and Ferns On Spring Table
04/09/2008	Earth's Bounty: Going on a Low-Carbon Diet
03/19/2008	Earth's Bounty: Fermenting Food for Fun and Flavor
03/05/2008	Earth's Bounty: Federal Agriculture Research Lab Slated to Be Cut
02/27/2008	Earth's Bounty: Food Glorious Food? What to Eat Causes Confusion
02/13/2008	Earth's Bounty: No Whey! And Other Standards for Naturally Raised Meats
12/19/2007	Earth's Bounty: Holiday Table Celebrates Traditions
11/14/2007	Earth's Bounty: What's For Dinner? And the New Book, Food
11/07/2007	Earth's Bounty: Senate Debates The 2007 Farm Bill
10/31/2007	Earth's Bounty: Edible Schoolyards
10/10/2007	Earth's Bounty: The Splendid Table's Lynne Rossetto Kasper
08/22/2007	Earth's Bounty: Who Knew Milk Was So Controversial?
08/08/2007	Earth's Bounty: America's Water Crisis and Agriculture
08/01/2007	Earth's Bounty: What Does the Farm Bill Do for the Environment?
07/25/2007	Earth's Bounty: Rare Breeds on Farms
07/11/2007	Earth's Bounty: Summer Table Includes Flowers, Heirlooms, and More
06/13/2007	Earth's Bounty: Conservation Groups Want Piece of Farm Bill Pie
05/02/2007	Earth's Bounty: PB and J Campaign
04/11/2007	Earth's Bounty: Our Daily Bread
03/28/2007	Earth's Bounty: Eating Locally for Good Health
03/21/2007	Earth's Bounty: Western PA Food, Culture On Glossy New Table
01/10/2007	Earth's Bounty: Local, Organic, Fair Foods Pioneer Frances Moore Lappe'
01/03/2007	Earth's Bounty: Restaurants Serve Up Local Foods

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