Author Archive
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LMC Featured in Voices from the Field!
Recently we got a visit from Kevin Gillespie, who’s traveling the US in search of hearty, healthy, fresh (and organic, naturally) food. In addition to his passion for freshness and wealth of tattoos, he brought a camera crew, and interviewed several of the Admin … Read more
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Earth Day 2012
It just has a ring of excitement to it, doesn’t it? Earth Day 2012. Over at the various Co-op back rooms, between the shelves and behind the counters we’ve been rolling those words around for months; some of us even approximately 364 days. Earth … Read more
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Six Ingredients You Don’t Want to Find In Your Food
In the age of Monsanto enforcing patents on seed genes, we’ve already got plenty to worry about. We don’t know the long-term effects of those genetic modifications – and for those worried about higher prices, worry more about what could happen if one corporation monopolized … Read more
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Spring is Here! (Almost.)
Looking outside today you might conclude Spring is a far-off temptation, that we’re finally getting our due of winter snow, and it was a fool’s bet relaxing the last few weeks. But our wager’s on this cold, cloudy arctic front passing before long, and ushering … Read more
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What Do You Know About the CDC?
One of the coolest things about La Montañita, which has made us both among the most successful and community-focused grocery co-ops in the country, is our Distribution Center. Since 2005, the CDC has been reaching out to farms and farmers who are too big for … Read more
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The Year of the Cooperative
Did you know we’re in the Year of the Co-op? Not like the Year of the Dragon – though the Dragon is smart, hard-working, brave and determined, just like the multitudinous co-ops across the world – no, it wasn’t the Ancients who determined this the … Read more
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What’s so hot about dung?
Quite a lot, it turns out. George Whitten explains how letting cows (or bison, or buffalo, or whomever, really) go about their natural bodily habits in the fields is actually more efficient, in the long-term, than corralling. Of course, this wouldn’t work in the … Read more
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Weight Loss Bullets
Here’s a quick recap of what we talked about recently, plus a few other tips to help with the first few weeks, and beyond:
- Weight-loss and more energy are kind of the byproducts of what you’re doing. This a life-long lifestyle change; so set
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Sweetgrass
As promised, here are two more videos from the series we’re producing on local producers. These videos represent our contention that it’s important everyone get a chance to “meet” the men and women who grow and/or raise their food. Because not everyone can squeeze a … Read more