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Partnering with Roots for the Home Team
We’re excited to partner with Roots for the Home Team to bring you their fresh and healthy salads in our deli. Youth involved in Roots for the Home Team grow their own ingredients for salads, use their...
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6 Tips for Success with Whole30
It is true – the elusive tiger blood is real! I have to admit, I thought it was a myth and that I could never feel the way the Hartwigs describe. Mind you, it took me until about the last 5 days of my...
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A trip to the U of M Bee Lab
In April, the University of Minnesota Bee Lab was the recipient for our Positive Change program. Run by MacArthur Fellow and Distinguished McKnight Professor Dr. Marla Spivak, the Bee Lab’s goal is to...
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Contacting Congress about GMO Labeling
Right now, Congress is debating a bill (proposed law) called The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. It is time to let our senators know how we feel about GMO labeling. This bill has a very high...
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Recipes from Upper Mississippi Academy’s Culinary Classroom
These recipes were created by 8th grade students at Upper Mississippi Academy. This is the students’ third year in the culinary classroom where they experience culture, history, math, and chemistry...
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Fair Trade First Hand: AlterEco in S. India
Until early December, I thought I knew what Fair Trade was: it was a symbol on a box that meant the farmers got paid a better price for their product. I recently learned first hand it means so much...
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Fair Trade First Hand: Destination Kerala
Last year, Mississippi Market took part in a contest to sell fair trade Alter Eco’s chocolate truffle variety packs; maybe you, dear reader, were even one of the awesome customers who purchased a box....
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Fair Trade First Hand: Biodiversity Abounds
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kerala, India with Alter Eco Foods to visit their coconut farmers and learn about the impact of fair trade. This is post two of four; click here to read part...
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Fair Trade First Hand: From Tree to Oil
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kerala, India with Alter Eco Foods to visit their coconut farmers. This is post three of four; click the links to read parts one and two. Coconut oil is what...
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Fair Trade First Hand: Real Impact
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Kerala, India with Alter Eco Foods to visit their coconut farmers. This is post three of four; click the links to read parts one, two and three. A version of...
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