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The Co-op Scoop

Welcome to The Co-op Scoop, a blog dedicated to reporting the happenings around the Co-op,

the Concord community, and occasionally the world at large, and of course some very delicious recipes!

The Dirty Dozen

Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a dirty dozen list, identifying the 12 fruits and vegetables that contain the most pesticides. According

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Mix It Up with Muesli

To me, breakfast cereal is the quintessential morning meal. (I would love to start my mornings with a big bowl of Blueberry Chex and ice-cold

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Preserving Your Organic Harvest

Want to enjoy the most healthful food—like local, organic fruits and vegetables—year round? Preserving the bounty you’ve grown yourself or purchased from your local food

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Naturally Dyed Eggs

Egg dyeing is a fun way to celebrate this time of year—and it’s a tradition that goes way back—as much as 5,000 years when Persians

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2023 Round-It-Up Recipients

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nonprofit for our 2023 Round-It-Up at the Register program! Out of the submitted nonprofit organizations, our Board of

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History of Co-ops

Community Food Co-op, Bozeman, MT, 1984 Written by Karen Zimbelman, Development Director for National Co+op Grocers. Shared with permission from grocery.coop. Find recipes and articles about

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Winter Squash Guide

By: Co+op With a dozen common varieties readily available, choosing a winter squash to prepare can be confounding for the home cook. We’ve compiled descriptions of

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Easy Growing Herbs

By: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist & Author at Wintergreen Botanicals One of the great joys of herb gardening is that the plants engage all our

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Families in Transition

By: Zane Fletcher Concord Food Co-op, along with our partner stores of the National Cooperative Grocers, operates under a set of seven guiding principles –

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Peace Coffee

By: Zane Fletcher The conventional coffee industry has a hidden dark side: child labor, indentured servitude – not to mention a massively negative environmental impact.

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Natural Sleep Support

By: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist & Author at Wintergreen Botanicals Do you get less than seven hours of sleep per night? If so, count yourself

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