Author Archive
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Letter from Eden Foods
13 April 2011
To all concerned,
Eden as been supplying traditional Japanese foods for forty-three years. We eat them, and feed them to children and grandchildren. We share concern about ongoing nuclear meltdowns, how they impact Japanese foods, and the wellbeing of all of us.… Read more
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Co-op Staff harvest-time indulgences
Celebrating harvest-time is all about abundance, so the daily calorie count can be temporarily set aside. Healthy self-indulgence is not only allowed – it’s almost compulsory. Yams or butternutsquash baked in plenty of honey or brown sugar, and pies from time-honored apple to Debbie’s traditional gravy … Read more
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co-op board wants to know
Excerpt from Tam Saimon’s article in this months Co-op Connection:
Our Board of Directors takes the co-op model seriously and they take access to clean, healthy food seriously. Taking food seriously means taking farms and farmers seriously, and that has led to the creation and … Read more -
speaking of melons
Local melons are here! I bought some this weekend at the Valley Co-op.
Larry Lopez and Rosanne Camunez have been growing specialty melons for three years now, on five irrigated acres north of Las Cruces. By crossing original seed stocks, including Ananas, Crenshaw, Sapo, Char, … Read more -
Greetings from the Valley Co-op!
Adam sent me an update of what’s new what’s local at the Valley Co-op. Here it is:
Greetings from the Valley Co-op!
This summer has been a record-breaking season for local produce. The folks at Livity Farms and East Mountain Organics in Tijeras have been … Read more