TPSS Member-Owners, Most of you may never set foot in the small Syracuse Cooperative Market in upstate New York. You might not make it out to the new Lovettsville Co-op in western Virginia. You’re probably not in the produce buying club of the Community Grocery …
Recipe: Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Delicious, quick and easy. A low-salt, low-fat meal that’s good alone or with a salad. Ingredients Crust 3 medium potatoes 1 clove garlic, minced 1 egg, beaten (can be replaced with a flax egg) pinch salt pepper to taste 1 tbs butter Filling Steamed vegetables …
Pro-Pollinator: Body Odor and Natural Repellents
This is the fourth of a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers to understand the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Using non-toxic means to protect ourselves from disease-carrying insects can help protect the beneficial insects we want …
Guest Article: The Community Food Forest Collective
The Community Food Forest Collective by Amy Zimmermann and De Herman What unites a diverse local group of volunteers getting their hands in the soil? It’s the passion to design, install, and maintain food forests in the Takoma Park/Silver Spring community and to enhance the …
Recipe: Spring-Summer Squash with Parsley and Dill
Ingredients 4 small yellow crookneck squash OR one large crookneck squash OR 2 acorn squash OR 1 small butternut squash (get the idea? use the squash you like. Even a zucchini will do!) 1/2 small onion 1 clove garlic, unpeeled 3 tablespoons ghee OR 3 …
Pro-Pollinator: Mosquito Traps – GAT Traps
This is the third of a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers to understand the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Today we focus using a GAT (Gravid Aedes Trap) to trap and kill egg-laying female Aedes egypti …
Interview with a Vendor: Bridget from 2Betties
1. How would you introduce yourself? Bridget Greaney, co-founder/ceo and chief product officer of 2Betties, a Baltimore, MD healthy snack company. 2. What is the back-story behind your business? In college, after realizing the snack bars I was consuming were full of sugar, I started …
Recipe: Warm Creamy Kale Salad with Golden Raisin Cornbread (WITH VIDEO)
Here’s a video of Chloe preparing this recipe. 🙂 Corn Bread 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup flour (we recommend whole wheat corn flour, we have it in bulk!) 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup raisins (we recommend golden raisins, and …
Pro-Pollinator: National Native Plant Month
April is National Native Plant Month! This is the second in a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers in understanding the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Today we focus on how native plants can both support pollinators, …
Pro-Pollinator: Benefits of Pollinator Insects
This is the first of a series of articles by Climate Action Coffee that seeks to engage readers to understand the importance of native plants and pollinator insects. Today we focus on pollinator insects whose numbers are shrinking due to loss of habitat. Benefits of …