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Produce, a treasure chest filled with. . .

Produce, a treasure chest filled with. . .(0)

November 13, 2009

Nuts!
No, I’m not talking about the produce clerks (the world knows I would be a the top of that list). Instead, I’d like to highlight a few varieties of nuts that are just wonderful right now. Everyone is going crazy for the local Carpathian Walnuts. They are easy cracking and as much of a treat [...]

Produce, a treasure chest filled with. . .
Peeling Back the Layers

Peeling Back the Layers

October is such an Ogre. T.S. Eliot called April the cruelest month, but October must be the scariest, as there is something about The Fall that prompts me to consider the Darkness. I’m reading a very scary book right now by James Lovelock called The Revenge of Gaia: Earth’s Climate Crisis & The Fate Of [...]

The Produce Department Monthly Update: October

The Produce Department Monthly Update: October

What’s Coming Up In The Garden
October is such a scary month in produce. The ghosts of summer linger as fall begins to creep in. Summer is not quite dead yet, but we can see its funeral in the distance as the nights get shorter and colder and Halloween approaches. Produce is between two worlds in October. [...]

Going Green… In Produce, That Is!

Going Green… In Produce, That Is!

“Green” can be a touchy subject, I admit. But, the green that I want to share with you this week is a symbol of our unique community here in Boise, Idaho. It is the green that feeds us.
The late season lettuce crop has begun in earnest, and Rice Family Farms and Peaceful Belly have filled our Produce Department [...]


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