Archive for January, 2008

Natural Market eliminates high fructose corn syrup from shelves

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

PCC Natural Markets, the oldest consumer cooperative grocery store in the United States (founded in 1952), is a chain of stores in the Seattle region. Over the last 6 months I have been able to talk with and learn from some of the key leadership at PCC Natural Markets. They have been generous to give […]

Organic Farming and Gardening Conference

Monday, January 14th, 2008

I will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming 26th annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference hosted by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York.
Attendance at this conference is beginning to grow rapidly as awareness of organic and local food enter the mainstream. Once a conference almost exclusively attended by white farmers, the […]

December People’s GRUB Party photo highlights

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Folks mingling and getting their Grub on.
Chef Raashan did a cooking demonstration on how to make healthy sweet potato pie!
People’s Grocery youth peer educators rock a workshop.
A featured poet.
Jeannine Etter, Outreach Coordinator. The one who makes these parties happen.
Scooping up free and fresh produce from our farm

Jewelry for Justice

Monday, January 7th, 2008

People’s Grocery is fortunate to receive financial support from some really creative, mission-driven businesses. Past examples of such creative support include Green Planet Properties, which gave 10% of its commission to People’s Grocery from the sale of local home, and the Wholes Foods, which selected People’s Grocery for its Nickels for Nonprofits Program at the […]