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A new retail space has opened in Cascade with a focus on connecting consumers with area farmers.

The Beringer Family Farms Store recently opened at 28031 Goose Hill Road. All of the items in the store are sourced from the Beringer farm or from producers operating within a 30-mile radius.

“The store is kind of a one-stop-shop farmers market,” said owner Lillie Beringer. “We’re offering fresh beef, pork and chicken as well as a lot of dairy products, eggs and fresh greens.”

In addition to staples such as eggs and milk, the store also sells locally sourced baked goods, lotions, candles and more. Items will rotate regularly to stock whatever is fresh and in season.

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Bernie Tigges, an employee at Dubuque’s Chick-fil-A restaurant, was under the spotlight to film a commercial for the business that is currently airing nationwide

A random act of kindness by a Dubuque restaurant employee was the genesis for a television commercial currently airing nationwide.

The commercial features Dubuque Chick-fil-A employee Bernie Tigges, and Peosta, Iowa, resident Shannon Hummel and her daughters Emma and Anna. It is part of Chick-fil-A’s “Little Things” series that highlights stories and connections shared between the eatery’s customers and employees, according to Dubuque Chick-fil-A owner/operator Justin Barnes.

The commercial features the quartet sharing a story that began February 3, 2023. On that day, the Hummels, who live in Peosta, were running errands in Dubuque and experienced a flat tire. They dropped their vehicle off at a repair shop and had an hour to kill. So, despite the chilly weather that day, the family walked to Chick-fil-A to grab a bite to eat.

Is your high-fat diet damaging your memory?

If you find yourself thinking, “Fat chance I’ll remember that,” you may be on to something. If you’re part of the 66% of American adults who eat more unhealthy fats than recommended, you may be damaging your memory-related cognition — and that’s especially true if you eat a high-fat diet in the days or weeks leading up to surgery.

That’s the conclusion of researchers who examined lab rats’ responses to ingesting fatty foods for as few as three days.

They found that the inflammation associated with the high-fat diet is enough to dim memory-building in older animals, and when the inflammation that comes along with surgery is added to that — well, that spells double trouble, even for younger ones. These findings are added to the researchers’ many other studies that show that unhealthy brain aging is often the result of long-term inflammation that hampers brain cells’ ability to bounce back from damage done to them.

Food on the Move: Love of barbecue sparks business for Dyersville man

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Justin Leonard has long harbored a love for smoked, braised and grilled meats.

“I grew up on a Weber kettle (grill),” said Leonard, who was raised on a farm outside Elkader, Iowa. “For Christmas, we’d always grill chicken breasts with this simple Italian dressing marinade, and we always had beef in the freezer.”

Now a Dyersville resident, Leonard entered his first local barbecue competition in 2018 and has spent the past six years traveling to competitions across the Midwest under the name Home Farm Barbecue. The moniker honors the more-than-100 years his family has been farming in Iowa.

In a sour mood? Sauerkraut may be the answer

It may surprise you to find out that Americans eat around 387 million pounds of sauerkraut a year. Or that the U.S. imported more than 20 million pounds of kimchi in 2023 (kimchi is spicy, pickled cabbage from Korea). These tangy fermented foods are increasingly popular — and they provide more than a gut-loving flavor boost. They boost your mood, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Their secret powers come from the fact that they help optimize your gut biome. The Microbiology Society explains that “fermented foods such as kimchi ... contain amino acids [like tryptophan] which are key to the production of [the brain neurotransmitter] serotonin. Consuming these foods can have a positive impact on mood and stress reduction.”

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