Tasting Friday, 1/11, 6:00 – 7:30pm Kale Salad with Fried Tofu & Lemon Ginger Dressing Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Avocado Happy New Year co-op shoppers! This week we are highlighting some healthy whole food choices to start 2019 off right. This week at the co-op there are sales on kale, sweet potatoes, avocados, firm tofu, […]
Originally published in Four Legs & A Tail Back in the day, when there was no manufactured pet food, Fido and Felix ate what their humans ate (or what these pets hunted or scavenged on their own). Some pet owners have opted out of giving their pets manufactured food. Instead, they are preparing a homemade […]
Game day is about casual entertaining and good company. Focus on snacks, finger foods, and foods that are easy to eat and clean up. Break out your main dishes at halftime! Prepare as much food as you can a day ahead so you can mingle with your guests. Bring on the bold flavors: smoky, spicy […]
The avocado has become one of the best selling fruits throughout the United States. One reason for its popularity is its great health benefits. Avocados are a good source of healthy fats, and they contain a significant amount of potassium (heart health). The fruit can be used to make guacamole or to liven up sandwiches […]
New Year’s Resolution One Facebook Fan shared that they receive food stamps and are looking to stretch their food dollars in 2019. They have celiac disease, so finding healthy food options that they can afford is a real challenge. Inspiration In 2013, we hosted a public viewing of the movie, The Place at the […]
We recently replaced our plastic produce bags with a more sustainable option made from Mater-Bi, a biodegradable and compostable bioplastic. Instead of offering bags made from petroleum products, the co-op now offers produce bags made from starch, cellulose, and vegetable oils. Customers can compost these bags at the co-op (in the co-op cafe compost bin) […]
New Year’s Resolution From Stephanie P. – To continue on the Keto diet that I started before Christmas and having success! Inspiration Following a special diet helps you break from your unhealthy eating habits. One study showed that no matter the diet followed by participants (as long as it was heart-healthy), it resulted in weight […]
Our Cave to Co-op cheese for January 2019 is Dorset—Raw Cow Milk Cheese from Consider Bardwell Farm, West Pawlet, Vermont. Spanning the rolling hills of Vermont’s Champlain Valley and easternmost Washington County, New York, 300-acre Consider Bardwell Farm was the first cheese-making co-op in Vermont, founded in 1864 by Consider Stebbins Bardwell himself. A century […]
New Year’s Resolution From Bob M. – To stop using all single-use plastics and to encourage all businesses I support to also… Inspiration Bob’s goal, to stop using single-use plastics meant to be used once and then thrown away or recycled, is on the top of our minds, too. Forty percent of the plastic produced […]
Plastics have become a hot topic. Unfortunately, in recent years, plastic recycling markets have become more limited in their options even with the growing awareness of plastics ending up in our oceans and impacting wildlife and the health of our planet. In fact, it was the picture of a turtle with a plastic straw in […]
