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Know Your 2025 Plant Sale Growers

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This year’s Plant Sale offerings have once again been sourced from some of the best local growers. You’ll find an expanded assortment of unique pepper and herb varieties, a wildly beautiful tomato selection, edible flowers and pollinator plants, and an array of unique vegetables for your garden. Everything at…

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Beans for Batch Cooking

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Beans are a great source of fiber, but what do you do with a bunch of beans in your fridge? Once you find a bean you like, you might find yourself using it in a bunch of different ways or incorporating new beans into some of your favorite recipes. Here…

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Flexible Batch Cooking

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Let’s build an easy, flexible meal-prep plan to make your weeknight cooking easy and satisfying. These simple recipes for proteins, grains, veggies, and sauces give you the tools to pull together meals that match your mood, your schedule, and whatever’s hanging out in the fridge. The idea is to…

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Simple Recipes for Quinoa, Rice and Pasta

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Cooking a few grains is an easy way to diversify your meal prep each week. Simple recipes for proteins, grains, veggies, and sauces give you the tools to pull together meals that match your mood, your schedule, and whatever’s hanging out…

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Honey, Honey!

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Our food system depends on pollinators, and bees play a crucial role in producing many of the foods we love. By choosing products from companies that prioritize bee-friendly practices, we’re not only treating ourselves to delicious, high-quality goods—we’re also supporting sustainable agriculture and healthy ecosystems. From honey-infused sweets to ethically…

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April Positive Change: St. Paul Promise

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Create Positive Change Each time you shop at the co-op, you have a chance to directly support local nonprofits by donating your 10-cent reusable bag credits and rounding up your purchases to the nearest dollar. It may only be a few cents or spare change, but your generosity makes a…

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Marieke Pentermen: Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker

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At the co-op, we like to share the stories of extraordinary individuals whose dedication inspires us all. Today, we honor Marieke Penterman, founder of Marieke Gouda, whose remarkable journey has brought her to be the 4th woman awarded the Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker certification. Marieke credits the strong women in her…

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Hunger Day on the Hill 2025

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No matter where you are in Minnesota, everyone should be able to access food that is good and good for us. But 1 in 5 residents are facing hunger insecurity every day. We can implement the programs and policies we need to end hunger in our state by coming…

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International Women’s Day at the Co-op 2025

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International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 is “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” Observed since the early 20th century, IWD is an annual  celebration of women and a call to accelerate gender equality through a show of unity,…

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It’s Minnesota FoodShare Month

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Create Positive Change Each time you shop at the co-op, you have a chance to directly support local community partners by donating your 10-cent reusable bag credits and rounding up your purchases to the nearest dollar. It may only be a few cents or spare change, but your generosity makes a…

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