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Treats for Summer’s End

By Natalie MeriwetherMCHD WIC The days are getting shorter, the nights are feeling cooler and summer is beginning to come to an end. Even though school is starting back up, we are still enjoying those sweet, juicy, fresh summer fruits. Also, August is National Peach Month! From ...

Enjoy the taste of tradition at Nonno Carlo

MORGANTOWN — Enjoy the fresh taste of traditional Italian food at Nonno Carlo in Suncrest Towne Centre. Owner Nick DeMedici, whose family emigrated to north-central West Virginia from Italy in the early 1900s, has always had a passion for honoring his heritage through family and food, ...

Season’s fruits taste better

Peach season is here! The best part of eating seasonally is how produce ripening in my garden or a local farm becomes extra special. I eat as much of my favorites (such as peaches) in season, as I can and preserve what I can to enjoy little bits of them out of season.  As peaches have ...

Retired plant pathologist donates tomato seeds

WVU Today For 71 years, one West Virginia University plant pathologist has tinkered with the tomato, turning over multiple iterations resistant to blight and other vegetable diseases. Now the fruits of Mannon Gallegly’s labor will be adored by tomato lovers across the world, ...

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program returns Aug. 1

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture announces the return of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The program was delayed earlier this year due to a lack of a banking contract. With the contract now in place, vouchers will be delivered to participating partners ...

WIC reopens to new participants Aug. 1

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Monongalia County Health Department’s Women, Infants, and Children will reopen for in-person visits on Aug. 1 to allow new participants to enroll in the federally-funded food assistance program. MCHD WIC, which operates in six counties — Monongalia, ...