Recipe: A Good Minestrone (Fall Soup Basics)

A soup using whatever is around, plus tomatoes. The noodles add the thickness; the vegetables, fragrance. Sing a bit of 'O Sole Mio' and the soup is ready. Ingredients 2-4 cloves garlic, minced 1 large onion, chopped 3 tbs olive ...
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Pro-Pollinator: Leave the Leaves

This is the seventh in a series of articles written by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers in the importance of pollinators and native plants. Today’s article focuses on creating a winter habitat for invertebrates. Leave the Leaves ...
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Recipe: Anita’s Chili Sans Carne

Fun for the whole family, this is a wonderful dish to transition from summer to fall with. If you're soaking dried kidney beans ahead of time (overnight), so be it. If you're using canned kidney beans, so be it. Tonight, ...
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Pro-Pollinator: Butterflies and Their Host Plants

Attracting Butterflies with Native Host Plants This is the sixth in a series of articles written by Climate Action Coffee that seek to engage readers in the importance of pollinators and native plants. Today’s article focuses on planting native host ...
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From Our GM: Why Did We Do This?

I have 3 different weather apps on my phone. When you’re running a temporary grocery store out of a tent, there’s rarely a moment of the day you’re not thinking about weather. Is it going to be windy today? Heat ...
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Recipe: Carrot Loaf (or Muffins)

I originally made this as a loaf with Einkorn flour and I found the texture to be very wonderful, but the light density (read: indescribable) of lower-gluten content flours is often surprising to those who are not super familiar with ...
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From Our GM: People First at the Co-op

TPSS Member-Owners, If you don’t start your morning with half a dozen grocery industry trade emails, it’s possible you missed a story back in April about Amazon removing the Just Walk Out technology from their Whole Foods and Amazon Go ...
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Recipe: Garden Vegetable Greek Salad

This salad is very refreshing and versatile. It's a great brunch side dish. It goes especially well with quiche and eggplant dishes. Stuff salad into warm whole wheat pita bread for a terrific sandwich. Ingredients Salad Veggies 1 cucumber, peeled ...
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Pro-Pollinator: Tips to Avoid Mosquito Bites Without Spraying Your Yard

Tips to Avoid Mosquito Bites Without Spraying Your Yard  ✔ ️ Prevent mosquito-borne disease by emptying stagnant pools of water, draining water in flower pots, gutters, etc., and removing invasives- especially English Ivy.  Why? In Maryland, 3 species carry disease.  ...
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From Our Board: Celebrating International Co-operative Day (July 6th)

Dear TPSS Co-op Member-Owners, Since 1923, the first Saturday of every July has been designated International Cooperative Day to celebrate cooperatives’ contribution to society. Notably, the theme of this year’s celebration is “Cooperatives Building a Better Future for All.” In ...
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