As holidays approach, farmers growing sugar are trying to wrap up harvest so it seems appropriate that others of us are shifting into baking cookies, making pies & cakes and more. That means bags of sugar, brown sugar, confectionary sugar and more! 

Our latest episode features a conversation with Rebecca Larson, who just finished sugar beet harvest in Colorado. And while she's turned her work attention to analyzing the yields and soils from the 2021 season, nights and weekends, she is full-scale holiday baking and planning. She helps us understand the various sources of sugar and offers some incredibly creative ideas for celebrating the holidays! 

Photos and a full transcript is available at https://groundedbythefarm.com/growing-sugar/

Links Mentioned in this episode:

• Rebecca Larson on Twitter @sugaryfacts
• Her company's website:  westernsugar.com 
• sugar.org is a good resource for a full range of questions about sugar
• Recipe for graham crackers
• Etsy link for spidery cookie cutter
• Episode where we talked about carmelizing onions