• For those of you looking to “to nudge [y]ourselves gently off the grid,” veteran urban homesteaders K. Ruby Blume and Rachel Kaplan will be teaching some workshops in the East Bay. [EBX]
• Local blog Beer & Nosh is going on indefinite hiatus as founder Jesse Friedman pursues his beer- and soda-making ventures. [Beer & Nosh]
• Towns in Vermont that were cut off from food and water owing to hurricane-related flooding were airlifted supplies by the National Guard. [NYT, News 24]
• From cicada ice cream to ice cream ramen, the world’s wackiest frozen desserts. [Food & Wine via HuffPo]
• Today’s diet tip: Eat more slowly — it reportedly helps keep the pounds off. [New Zealand Herald]
• Irish tennis player Connor Niland has been suffering from food poisoning since Sunday, which has left him unable to compete at the US Open. [Irish Times]
• You may soon be able to drink Starbucks coffee in the office: The chain will roll out single-serving K-Cups in November. Oh, facilities manager … [Starbucks Gossip]
• Speaking of coffee, Krispy Kreme is getting into the caffeinated-beverage game. Look out, Dunkin’. [NRN]
