Oranges are the quintessential cure for the mid-winter blues: they’re colorful, juicy, and high in immune-boosting Vitamin C. If you live in places like Southern California or Florida, you’re lucky to have access to fresh and locally grown oranges. But even if you don’t, you’ll probably find oranges in large supply at the grocery store […]
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Winter Fruit Week: Kiwifruit
Mid-winter blues…Do you need some Vitamin C in your life? Then you’ve come to the right place, because we’re calling this week Winter Fruit Week and we’re going to be looking at some of our favorite fruits to get you back in a sunshine state of mind. This week: Kiwifruit (or just plain kiwi). […]
Annie’s Homegrown and the Growth of Organic
We all want better food for our kids. And, short of producing it in our own backyards and kitchens, we want our food brands to be better too. So what does it take to build – and grow – a responsible food brand? We recently had a fascinating opportunity to join in a freewheeling conversation […]
Real Food and the Foraging Experience
You may look at the side of a mountain and see nothing beyond mottled gray and green brush, but foraging expert Pascal Baudar sees something entirely different. “For me, it’s like a grocery store,” he says with a chuckle. We are sitting with a group of Tillamook Co-Op members at One Gun Ranch, an organic […]
Tutti Frutti Farms And the Organic Farm-to-Plate Process
A visit to Tutti Frutti Farms is an eye-opener. For one thing, you learn that organic farming, like nature itself, it can be full of surprises. Your fruits and vegetables may grow in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors, and quantities. That’s why it helps to have a close working relationship with your buyers – […]
A Whole Foods Tour with Healthy Foods
Have you ever taken a Whole Foods tour? Even if you’ve shopped there many times, you will discover many new things on a behind-the-scenes tour. We recently had a chance to take a tour, and we learned lots of interesting factoids. First things first: We know that the prevailing stereotype is that Whole Foods is […]