New & Now Summer 2018
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In the Twin Cities, our local food scene can’t be beat. Locally-grown food nourishes our bodies and our lives. It’s the inspiration behind these three youth organizations doing incredible work in our communities. From farming, to teaching, to tasting, to advocacy work, these organizations are growing young leaders with a love of healthy, local food.
MARCH GARDEN OF LIFE GARDEN PARTY March 14–17 at Linden Hills, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. March 28–31 at Wedge Lyndale, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Meet Garden of Life staff and enjoy the deepest discounts of the year on all Garden of Life products, like protein powders and supplements. GOHAN SUSHI POP-UP March 24 at Wedge Lyndale,… Read More →
While the falling snow brings the growing season to rest, the co-op continues to work on growing the local food system. With each issue of Cultivate, we aim to provide a deeper understanding of our connection to local farmers, sustainable producers, and our community. Read about our relationship with Featherstone Farm, our purchasing coordinator’s visit…
Looking like an overblown radish crossed with a groping space squid that grows in the ground, the kohlrabi doesn’t make many people’s lists of most-anticipated summer produce. Which is a shame, because this awkward little crucifer, while not as popular as its close cousins kale, cabbage and broccoli, is a delicious, versatile ingredient for warm-weather… Read More →
At Co-op Partners Warehouse, we practice something called cross-docking, which entails unloading materials from incoming trucks, and loading them directly onto our outbound trucks with little or no storage in between. This may not sound exciting, but it’s a detail that makes a big impact. Cross-docking with local farmers and producers does two things: it… Read More →
Poplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm in Scandia, MN Vincent and Christine Maefsky grew up in the Brooklyn, New York of the 1940s; amid a jungle of fire escapes and corner delis, department stores and high-rise housing projects, Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza, and the U.S. Navy Yard. It was a world away from the green… Read More →
Looking like a tangled nest of bright green baby serpents, we don’t exactly blame you if you’ve never stuck your hand into a produce bin filled with fresh garlic scapes. But we do have to say that you’re missing out. These curlicued shoots only appear for a brief time each year, starting in May and… Read More →
How many men does it take to turn an ancient Southeast Asian dietary staple into a locally made Minnesotan delicacy? Just one, if his name is Ryan Billig. Billig is the founder of Tempeh Tantrum, the only organic producer of this fermented soybean cake for hundreds of miles in all directions. His small-batch tempeh gets… Read More →
You know the ones we mean. The ones you pass right by on your way to the familiar comfort of a boneless chicken breast or a rib-eye steak. The ones that make you say to yourself, “Someday I’ll learn how to cook you.” Because the Wedge’s Meat & Seafood Department does its own butchery (unlike… Read More →