They’re back! The delicious organic avocados we enjoyed last winter are back in stores. These avocados come from the PRAGOR co-op, twenty-two small-scale avocado growers in Michoacán, Mexico, and we buy them through Equal Exchange. Before forming a co-op, the avocado farmers faced many obstacles: Drug cartels often set up road blocks on the mountain…
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Wiener Dog Day Photo Gallery
They came, they saw, they wienered… dozens of wiener dogs and an estimated 300 dog owners and spectators gathered yesterday afternoon for the annual Wiener Dog Day on our lawn in Carrboro. Sponsored by the Dachshund Rescue of North America, Wiener Dog Day included a [somewhat small, circular] parade, a costume contest, and fun activities for…
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Bagel-Making Action (Video)
Co-op Fair Features Local Food Tastings and Food House Tour
More than 200 owners attended WSM’s second annual Co-op Fair at the Food House in Hillsborough. This year’s fair featured Food House tours with demonstrations from chefs and bakers. Owners visited with Board members about the co-op’s long-term plans and sampled new local products on the Food House patio. Owners attending the fair were given…
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Smart Recipe: Avocado, Bacon, and Gouda Bagel Melt
Bagels: they’re not just for breakfast. Our house-made bagels are on sale to celebrate their new, softer recipe. Lisa, our Demo Coordinator, came up with this recipe for a simple bagel sandwich that uses sale items from the week October 7 through 13, 2015, including local bacon from The Pig and organic, fair trade avocados…
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Creamy Hot Chocolate
You don’t need to melt chocolate bars to achieve truly delicious, creamy hot chocolate. Making impressive hot chocolate is possible if you follow two rules: use good milk, and measure.
Continue ReadingFall Recycling and Composting Events
Orange County Solid Waste shared several upcoming events for the recycling-minded in their recent e-newsletter. Sign up for the e-newsletter (and other county lists) online here. Shred-a-thon 2015 Orange County residents and small businesses and local government employees that work for the County or for Carrboro, Chapel Hill, or Hillsborough can have their personal documents…
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Discover Our New Softer Bagels
We’ve developed a softer bagel. We rolled out the new bagels this week, and they’re ON SALE from now through Tuesday, October 13 at $0.99 each and $4.99 for a half-dozen.
Continue ReadingTraining Session with La Riojana
Walter Carol, the Export Director from La Riojana Winery, visited us last week and did some training sessions with our staff. La Riojana is our newest wine producer and is a fair trade cooperative. Staff learned about the winery’s family grape growers, the fair trade initiatives that have been possible due to sales at British…
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Pumpkin Pastries
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