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The new school year has started and children are returning to the classrooms with clean backpacks, new crayons, pencils that still have an eraser, and white sneakers. Many children are also carrying their lunch to school. Unfortunately for some children, more thought was put into the brand of crayons in their pencil box than intoRead more

As the bounty of the harvest rolls in, the question arises of what to do with all the produce. Here are some simple and fast ideas for putting food away for the winter. Green Beans: Green beans freeze remarkably well. On a day when you are boiling beans for dinner anyway, wash all of theRead more

The Little Village Celebration with a Big Italian Flavor! Living in a small town…is like living in a large family. Sometimes it’s fun, and sometimes it’s perfectly awful, but it’s always good for you. People in the metropolis are like only-children. – Joyce Denny Life Hudson is on a more human scale than a larger city. The likelihoodRead more

I am a creature of excess; if one is good, six is better. Canning is no exception. I don’t believe I’ve ever canned a single batch of anything. Double or quadruple is more my speed. Spaghetti sauce is one where a quadruple batch barely lasts until the next season of tomatoes rolls around so it reallyRead more

Canning jars are great for food storage: reusable, durable, easy to clean, and beyond that, they have a certain nostalgic charm. But today we’re talking about using jars for something your grandma probably never thought of: fresh salad. The fundamental concept behind salad in a jar is a healthy grab-and-go option that you can prepareRead more

Our second month brought a flurry of activity as committee work began in earnest. The marketing committee volunteers are hard at work creating flyers and business cards for distribution around town. Members of the fundraising committee are preparing our co-op’s first grant application to defray the cost of our feasibility study/market analysis. The vendor relationsRead more