Small but mighty SEPTEMBER 2015 Urban farming Homemade elixirs The Hennepin Hundred Find the right radishmagazine.comradishmagazine.com martial arts class , 7 , 7 7 7 7 7 7 ++ )'))7 !2* 3/1"&$3/"&//&1.2'66 7 +7 $%(&1/1"&.(%$($ /0./13.&1/"&$3"& "-/&/(&-/ .(&*"# 3. #"& (3/ &%.#" ((& "4%3/".(% "(-/& (3/.(5$./7.1/&.1/ $%(&((#"&%(&/1.1"(&.(% 7$"&#/"/ 1(// "#1/4"$$1/"1#/$%(&/ ./+(% Save the Date Winter Wellness Fest Coming in December… Free and Open to the Public For sponsor & exhibitor info 309.757.8380 [email protected] With special thanks to September 15 1 from the editor Number 9, Volume 11 September 2015 Gerald J. Taylor PUBLISHER Sarah J. Gardner EDITOR (309) 757-4905 [email protected] Val Yazbec CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Terry Wilson NICHE PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR (309) 757-5041 Rachel Griffiths ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE (309) 721-3204 George Rashid ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE (309) 757-4926 Spencer Rabe LAYOUT & DESIGN PUBLISHED BY Sarah J. Gardner with Laura Anderson Shaw, the next editor of Radish. (Photo by Gary Krambeck / Small Newspaper Group Radish) Deborah Loeser Small DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS few years ago while riding my bike to work and thinking about the tasks ahead of me that day, it struck me that in A one way or another every issue of Radish was a little like a love letter I was assembling for this place I had come to call Joseph Lacaeyse home. That’s why no matter how tough an issue was — even if I was sweating over upcoming deadlines, even if an article TREASURER or a photo shoot fell through — there was always something joyful at the root of what I had to do. Robert Hill In that moment I thought, well, when the day comes for me to leave Radish, that will be what I will write about in VICE-PRESIDENT my final letter from the editor. And now, suddenly, I find it much more difficult to do than I ever imagined. Not because Thomas P. Small I no longer think that sentiment is true, but because like the best truths, it has deepened over time: I can see how my SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT work at Radish has been as much a gift I have received as it is one I hoped to give. By the time this issue goes to print, I will have begun work toward a master’s degree in urban and regional planning Len R. Small at the University of Iowa. It’s a perfect example of one of Radish’s many gifts to me. Before I interviewed a city planner PRESIDENT for an article, I was unaware of this field of study, and now I am excited to pursue a degree in it because it will give me a chance to build on many of the things I have thought about and written about during my tenure at Radish. One day I Radish is a monthly guide to improving your health through the natural foods, products, resources and hope to be able to put that knowledge to use helping communities plan for a more sustainable future. services of Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa. It is As bittersweet as it is for me to think about leaving, I am also excited to see the direction the new editor, Laura distributed by Moline Dispatch Publishing Co., L.L.C., 1720 5th Ave., Moline, IL, 61265; (309) 757-5041; Anderson Shaw, takes the magazine. Laura began her work at Radish as an intern years ago and has been a dedicated Fax: (309) 797-0317. To subscribe, send a personal writer on staff ever since. I have felt very lucky to be able to avail myself of her creative spirit, good humor and solid check or credit card information for $19.95 for one year ($29.95 for two years) to Radish, 1720 5th Ave., instincts as a journalist over the years. I know the magazine is in excellent hands. Moline, IL, 61265. No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without writ- Max Bugnard, the chef who mentored Julia Child, once famously told her, “You never forget a beautiful thing ten permission. 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Then it’s yours to keep! • “ The Gluten-Free Cheat Sheet: Go G-Free in 30 Days or Less” by April Peveteaux (Perigree, 2015) • “ The Bone Broth Miracle: How an Ancient Remedy Can Improve Health, Fight Aging, and Boost Beauty,” by Ariane Resnick (Skyhorse, 2015) • “ Full Belly: Good Eats for a Healthy Pregnancy,” by Tara Mataraza Desmond featuring Monroe Crossing featuring The Midwest Paint Group Saturday 7:30pm, February 13, 2016 Saturday 7:30pm, April 9, 2016 with Shirley Fan (Running Press, 2014) Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg • “ The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Family Cookbook: 150 Recipes for Meals, Sunday 4:00pm, February 14, 2016 Sunday 4:00pm, April 10, 2016 Snacks, Sides, Desserts, and More,” by Susan O’Brien (De Capo Press, 2015) St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport Figge Art Museum, Davenport • “ Vegan with a Vengeance 10th Anniversary Edition: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes that Rock,” by Isa Chandra Moskowitz (De Capo SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 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