Last month we visited Bradley and Nicole Mills at Mills Family Farm in Mooresville, NC. Mills supplies all of the beef sold in our stores and used in our kitchen. Join our tour of the farm in the veideo below.
Herbs for Winter
The summer garden is over, and the first frost looms ahead. If you need some green growing things to get you through the winter, try fragrant, practical herbs. Here are some tips from Botanical Interests, our seed supplier: The windowsill herb garden brightens your home as the hours of sunlight wane, and provides a fresh…
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A Visit to Mills Family Farm
Last month, our staff visited Mills Family Farm and Back Creek Farm, two of our North Carolina meat suppliers. We learned about animal feed and care, the business of raising meat animals, and the families behind the farms.
Continue ReadingHighlights from the Cabot Training Session
Last month, staff had a training session with Connie, Cabot’s rep in the southeastern United States. As we snacked on samples of the lighter flavored Orne Meadows, named after Cabot’s first cheesemaker, and a sharper vintage cheddar, Connie reviewed Cabot’s history. Many Vermont dairy farmers were lost in the “dairy buyout” of 1986, when prices…
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Fair Trade Avocados Are Back, Again
Fair trade, organic avocados from Equal Exchange are back in stores. If you’re thinking it seems like the season just ended, you’re right: at last month’s Co-op Fair, we chatted with Nicole from Equal Exchange. She explained that PRAGOR, the co-op of small-scale avocado growers in Michoacán, Mexico, has added growers with avocado trees at…
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Fall Produce Is Here
By Carolyn Twesten, Weaver Street Market Produce Merchandiser After a seemingly endless summer in North Carolina, the temperatures and humidity are finally falling. With this blissful weather come many of my favorite veggies and the urge to roast, stew, and bake my way into fall. As the cornucopia–our traditional symbol of fall–suggests, now is a…
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Special Delivery: Nicasio Square
This week’s Special Delivery cheese is Nicasio Square from Nicasio Valley Cheese Company in Marin County, California. Nicasio Square is a washed-rind, Taleggio-style cheese with incredible flavor
Continue ReadingFall Wine Sale is Here
The Fall Wine Sale is here! From October 5 to November 1, we’ll have 35 wines on sale at deeply discounted prices, up to 51% off. This season’s sale includes 8 organic wines, 5 co-op produced wines, and 4 fair trade wines. Click here for the list of wines on sale. Come to one of our three wine shows to taste…
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Interactive Map of the Co-op Fair
In September 2016, we hosted a Co-op Fair at our Food House. Visitors walked through our kitchen and bakeries, watching demos by staff and learning about our food. They met local vendors and the winners of this year’s Cooperative Community Fund grants. If you missed the fair, check out our interactive map, with videos and…
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Have Your Pumpkin and Eat It, Too
Pumpkin season is upon us! The orange (and tan and blue) squashes are filling our produce departments, just waiting to decorate or be eaten… or both. As always we have carving pumpkins, small decorative gourds, and baking pumpkins. Fairy tale pumpkins are back, with their wide, flat bottom and perfect creases. New this year are…
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