Andrew Zimmern writes, "The farm bill is here and it’s not a pretty picture. This affects all Minnesotans, every one of us. And it dictates policy for another five years. Read this post and the three excerpts and DO SOMETHING today to make a difference."

What the heck do you actually do with a CSA box of veggies? Anyone who’s signed up for a Community Supported Agriculture program, whereby you give a farm a few hundred dollars at the beginning of the season and you get a box of produce for some specified number of weeks, has been confronted with this question. Sure, anyone can get through a head of lettuce one night—but how do you get through 10 in a week?

Four new “shops” make their Target debut on Sunday, Sept. 9. This is the second installment of a program that garnered a huge amount of buzz for the forward-thinking retailer last spring. The basic concept: now that everyone has copied Target’s successful formula of partnering with designers, move on the next thing, and partner with cool boutiques around the country—bringing their vibe to the wide aisles of the big box store.

If you haven’t heard, Cost Plus World Market is back in town. You can expect the same unique, affordable mix of furniture, tableware, accessories, textiles, and food, but there is truly more to love this time around.

You know, Zombies get thirsty too. The dudes behind Zombie Pub Crawl Ocho know how to hook a boogey up. For the Oct. 13 crawl they have teamed up with local Schell’s Brewery to release cans of ... Brain Belt Cranium.

No heat wave is going to unravel Stacy London’s spot-on style. “I believe in a sundress and a good wedge,” says the co-host of long-running TLC series, What Not to Wear. Find out a few of London’s rules of summer:

No longer just a regrettable Christmas gift from the grandmother, the Fair Isle sweater has made a leap “across the pond” and is invading the U.S. like The Beatles. Born on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, the patterned sweater was made iconic by Edward VIII, who, while he wasn’t abdicating thrones to marry divorcees, donned the sweater on his many golfing exhibitions around the world.

A fifth Minnesota designer made the cut for Project Runway. Raul Osorio, a fixture on the Twin Cities fashion show circuit, has been named as a cast member for season 10 of the fashion reality show, which premieres on the Lifetime Network July 19.