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Back by reader demand. We have received so many requests for this article that we have decided to re-publish it. In honor of our new “Fresh Finder” (top right of screen) we have written some simple guidelines to saving money while shopping at farmers markets. While the prices at some markets can [...]
Archive for the ‘Feature Stories’ CategoryJillian Keenan Most co-ops have good selections of organic, free-range, and locally grown products, so it makes sense that co-ops are popular options with shoppers who like to shop – and eat – healthy. by Jillian Keenan Organic food is no healthier than conventional food, says a report issued by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine this week. By Jillian Keenan by Jillian Keenan Cooperative kitchen Three Stone Hearth opened in Berkeley three years ago to promote a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Today, it’s mission to promote natural diets and sustainable ecology is becoming increasingly popular throughout the Bay Area. by Steven Duplinsky Arizmendi Bakery Cooperative is featuring a strawberry-rhubarb pie in celebration of the 4th of July. The 8″ pie features 2 1/2 pounds of fresh fruit and touch of vanilla in a sweet in flaky crust that promises to be as good as Arizmendi’s other treats. On Tuesday, May 5, the University of California – Berkeley Store Operations Board rejected a second lease agreement with fast-food chain Panda Express, opening the possibility for development of a proposed student-run cooperative restaurant. Supporters of the cooperative By Amanda Glasser On a clear morning in Emeryville, you can smell the aroma of fresh-baked bread at the corner of San Pablo Avenue and 43rd Street. There’s an International House of Pancakes on the corner of a plaza at that intersection and a taqueria farther down the block – but the warm, yeasty-sweet scent comes from a smaller store tucked into a tree-lined courtyard: Arizmendi Pizzeria & Bakery. Arizmendi Emeryville opened its doors six years ago when the City of Emeryville invited the Oakland-based cooperative bakery to open a store at the location in 2003. Back then, By Joseph John Sheana Davis, a cheesemaker from Sonoma, is offering free samples of her new blend of goat milk cheese. The stage is Rainbow Grocery, a worker-run cooperative located in San Francisco’s Mission District. Davis, who is one of the owner-workers, has been coming to Rainbow Grocery for the last 16 years. She says, “It’s a great place to launch new products.” Rainbow Grocery sells only vegetarian products with the exception of pet food. Organic products predominate, and owner-worker Alvin says that around 85-90 percent of the items are organic. The organic products range from spices….. |
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