Local Heroes: Prosperity Organics

Cygnia Rapp hadn’t thought much about the implications of launching a food product in a multi-billion dollar market segment – she just wanted to be healthy and enjoy eating foods that she loved. This, rather than an entrepreneurial impulse, was what led the founder of Prosperity Organics, headquartered in Boise, to apply her background as [...]

Christmas at the Co-op: If You Love ‘em, Bean ‘em!

Whatever you may think about the State of the Union in the 21st Century, I trust we can all agree on at least one thing: the coffee has definitely improved over the past 50 years. 
I grew up in the Golden Age of the Percolator — a more innocent time to be sure, and one dominated by [...]

Christmas at the Co-op: Stocking Stuffers

While buying high quality chocolate costs more than the mass produced stuff that most of us probably grew up with as kids, there’s a secret I’ll let you in on in case you haven’t already discovered it: just like buying high-quality meat, less is more in the case of good chocolate.

My children are grown and [...]