2023 Holiday Gift Guide

  2023 Holiday Gift Guide (holiday limited edition) Loacker Gingerbread Waffle Cookies, $4.79 Kija’s Textile Dresses from Tanzania, $49.00 Licking Creek Bend Farm Hoody, $40.29 Palden’s Nepali Pashmina Shawls, $26.00 Sangha Peace Meditation Cushion, $39.99 Divine Chocolate Coins (milk + dark), $2.59 / bag of …

Recipe: Spicy Delight

Ingredients 1 cup mung beans 1 cup brown rice 10 cups water 2 onions, chopped 2 carrots, sliced 1 green pepper, chopped 1 – 2 stalks celery, sliced 1/4 cup oil 1 tsp pepper 2 tbs turmeric 1/2 tsp cayenne 1 tbs ground cumin 2 …

Interview with a Vendor: Meira from Chocotenango

1. How would you introduce yourself? We are a small ‘mom and pop’ bean to bar chocolate business with a genuine passion for food and flavors. ‘Pop’ Ismael is a professional chef who developed a passion for chocolate while living in Guatemala, where his wife …

Recipe: Bharta (curried eggplant)

Ingredients 2 lbs eggplant, peeled and chopped 4 medium ripe tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp turmeric 1/4 tsp ground hot pepper or cayenne, optional 1/2 cup ghee, butter or oil 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped …

Annual Report: Board President Column

Why Members Matter By Bob Gibson The TPSS Food Co-op has been serving our community for more than 40 years, beginning in our original small store in Silver Spring, and over the past 25, at our current location on Ethan Allen Avenue in Takoma Park. …

Annual Report: GM Column

A few years back, a few members of the co-op staff were in a meeting with a large non-profit organization. We were discussing ways to partner together and what their model and philosophy were. This particular non-profit was in the food justice space and worked …