The Sun and Your Skin
The Sun and Your Skin By: Gretchen Fox Schempp, Wellness Manager I worship the sun. I’ve always worshipped the sun. Maybe it’s the fire sign I was born under. Or the brutal cold winter that I was born in. I have loved the sun on my skin as long as I can remember. I spent […]
NATURAL BUG REPELLENTS
NATURAL BUG REPELLENTS By: Carrie Johanningmeier, Wellness Assitant During the summer, I like to go to campgrounds, rivers and woods, and I don’t want insects to irritate, bite and ruin my outside activities. Many store bought bug repellents contain ingredients that I don’t believe are the best option for daily use. There are natural […]
Mrs. Fizzleby Ferments
By: Beth Rotto, Cheese and Chill Buyer My husband calls me Mrs. Fizzleby. I’ve started fermenting bubbly tonic drinks, and now I’ve got the bug (literally!). My cupboard is fizzling away with various jars of delicious, fruity tonics. And I’m devouring a new book we have for sale at the Co-op, “The Art of Fermentation: […]
The Beautiful and Subtle World of Flower Essences
By Gretchen Fox Schempp, Wellness Manager Though the thermometer reads below zero as I write this and I am praying for more snow still, by the time you read this the earth will likely be springing forth life from underground and overhead. What better time of the year to write about flowers and their lovely […]
Black Forty Farm, Harmony MN
by Betsy Peirce, Produce Department Carolyn Finch (Thompson) grew up in Harmony, MN as one of three children in the Thompson family and the only girl. The Thompson’s farmed crops and raised pigs when she was growing up. She had been employed by the family business at various points over the years, and now she […]