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Olive oil being drizzled onto oysters.

Olive Oil 101

Savvy foodies over 5,000 years ago discovered that the unpalatable fruits of the olive tree contained liquid gold—olives contain 30-70% oil. Olive oil has enjoyed acclaim for millennia, and today is touted for its rich flavor, versatility and nutritional benefits.

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Community Grains pasta

Co-op Gift Guide: Gifts for the Foodie

We’re kicking off the holiday season with a special series of Gift Guides for everyone in your life from the Foodie to the Makeup Lover to the Party Host. All the products in our guides can be found here at the Co-op and we’ll be posting them throughout the month on social media and in our blog.

First up, it’s our Gift Guide for the Foodie.

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A roasted turkey in a baking pan.

Thanksgiving Tips & Recipes

Roasting a turkey for the first time can be intimidating. And so can trying to figure out what else you’re going to put on the table this holiday season. So we’ve put together a handy list of turkey tips and included some of our favorite holiday recipes to make your Thanksgiving a little more stress-free.

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Coffee farmers smiling for a photo while carrying baskets of coffee fruit.

The Cooperative Cafe offers Supply Chain Solutions

The Pachamama cafe inside our Co-op might look like what’s common at conventional grocery stores, but we’ve been saying for years that there’s nothing conventional about us! This new revolutionary Cooperative Cafe is a partnership between two co-ops, Pachamama being a farmer-owned co-op. This is the first time there has been an all-in-one, fully cooperative supply chain! In the Cooperative Cafe, every cent that you pay for your coffee gets deposited into the farmers’ bank account.

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Assorted ingredients for Fire Cider on a wooden table.

It’s Time to Make Fire Cider!

This spicy tart remedy is used as a tonic and also to prevent colds and flus, to stimulate immune function and aid circulation. Made from late summer crops like peppers, horseradish root, garlic and onions steeped in apple cider vinegar, Fire Cider has to be made weeks before you’ll actually use it during cold and flu season. It takes time for the ingredients to infuse into the vinegar before it is ready.

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