Recipe: Spring Spinach Salad

We're getting fresh for the spring season with a transitional recipe that will knock your socks off. While it's not quite time for veggies like rhubarb and watercress, some scallions and spinach are definitely floating around. This recipe is made ...
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Our Ends are not the End! Member Revisions to our Ends Statement

Our Ends are not the End! Thank you to members for weighing in on our revised “Ends Statement” In January, the TPSS Board of Representatives shared an update to the co-op’s Ends Statement for review and comment. We received more ...
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Meet Our Board: Bob, Treasurer

Our Board is the functionary body that makes executive decisions about the future of our co-operative, tracks the progress of the store through our General Manager, and is democratically-elected by our membership every year. Let's learn more about the awesome ...
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Recipe: Super Balls

We're back on track with a recipe from our legendary archival cookbook, Feeding Ourselves: a Community Cookbook. Everyone loves a little treat that comes with surprise benefits. How about a boost of energy, and added ease of digestion? Let's make Super ...
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Meet Our Board: Orly, Vice President

Our Board is the functionary body that makes executive decisions about the future of our co-operative, tracks the progress of the store through our General Manager, and is democratically-elected by our membership every year. Let's learn more about the awesome ...
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From Our GM: Our Values Don’t Change Every Four Years

Our Co-op opened its doors in 1981 and we’ve seen seven different Presidential administrations in those forty four years.  Each administration has come with different values and priorities during their time in office.  TPSS is the largest grocery Co-op inside ...
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Recipe: Lucky Red Bean & Rice Soup with Collards

Okay, yes, we did get this recipe from the National Co-op Grocers (of which we're a member!). Not from the Community Cookbook. But crikey, it's good. If you're not a bean soaker, that's fine, use about two cans of kidney ...
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On the Kroger-Albertsons Merger: The Future of Independent Grocery

During 2023, our Co-op signed up to join a coalition of over 100 labor groups, community groups, and grocery stores nationwide who were organizing against a gigantic merger between the two largest supermarket chains in North America; Kroger and Albertsons ...
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Meet Our Board: Elizabeth, Board President

Our Board is the functionary body that makes executive decisions about the future of our co-operative, tracks the progress of the store through our General Manager, and is democratically-elected by our membership every year. Let's learn more about the awesome ...
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Recipe: Carob Snacking Cake

Adapted from a recipe for 'Carob Cake or Cupcakes' from Ivy Gerber (sourced from the archive TPSS Co-op Cookbook, 'Feeding Ourselves: a Community Cookbook') with the intention of making a light cake for the afternoon that won't weigh you down ...
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