Serenading Sue Otte: An Encore Celebration of One of Oneota Co-op’s Longest Standing Employees
By: Cerrisa Snethen – Co-op Member/Owner Sometimes, in order to see the magnanimous beauty in the beginning, you have to start at the end. If you had walked into the Co-op on Sue Otte’s last workday just a few weeks ago, you’d have been schooled on Co-op amazingness rising again. You’d have seen Sue’s supporting […]
Hot Weather Cooking – Tips to Beat the Heat in the Kitchen
By: Johanna Bergan – Education and Outreach Coordinator Summer gets hot here in Iowa. There is much fun to be had what with swimming, biking, canoeing and more. It seems that my family turns to the grill to eat frequently during this season. I love our grill, don’t get me wrong, but I simply cannot […]
Mrs. Fizzleby BAKES
By: Beth Rotto, Cheese and Chill Buye What a response to my last article on fermenting! Many of you are joining in the fun, fermenting everything from rice wine to sauerkraut to kefir and more. I’m learning so much from you. At the moment I’m on a quest to perfect sourdough bread using the sourdough […]
A Sense of Place, Best Left in Place.
By: Liz Rog – Co-op Member/Owner On perfect spring days such as these, one can almost believe that our little piece of paradise here in NE Iowa is a world apart, destined to always blossom in just this way, every spring, forever. But of course we do not, in the end, live in a bubble. […]
Dessert can wait. The best of humanely-raised main course cuisine.
By: Kristin Evenrud, Grocery Manager and Meat Buyer Thanksgiving is such a special time. Families and friends gather together and share a meal and traditions and give thanks for just being together. I recently had a conversation with a couple who spent 22 years living in Alaska. I was surprised to learn that even in […]