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You’ve enjoyed Axdahl’s Farm and Greenhouse sweet corn, loved their hanging baskets, and visited every autumn to pick your own pumpkins.  Now, you can also purchase your vegetables from Axdahl’s Garden Farm and Greenhouse in Stillwater.  For the third year, Axdahl’s Farm is offering sustainably grown vegetables for weekly delivery to Hudson.  Brian and Leslie AxdahlRead more

Have you heard? Supposedly there is a “big game” on Sunday! Personally, I won’t get to watch much of the game as I will be focused on what to feed the crowd! But this isn’t going to be a dinner party – I have to make football food! Good game day food doesn’t have toRead more

Reprinted with permission from Zach McCabe of McCabe Chiropractic. After I posted a picture of some of my recently completed kombucha brews on FB, I received a few inquiries about it.  Some were wanting to know how to make the flavored brews I had created, others were wanting to know how to  start brewing itRead more

Finding tasty produce in the grocery stores can be quite a challenge at this time of year.  Fortunately, green leafy vegetables, including kale, spinach, and many herbs, can be grown indoors in hot houses without losing much flavor. Right now is a perfect time to introduce more green, leafy vegetables into your diet, and, if you seekRead more

The start of a new year provides an opportunity to make changes to your life. At this early date, many people resolve to be more organized, improve exercise programs, or introduce healthier options into diets. This last point is something that is near and dear to the heart of Hudson Grocery Cooperative, and we wouldRead more

Isn’t it odd that on Thanksgiving we stuff ourselves with food and say Thanks for things that we have.  But then the next day we rush out to get the things we don’t have?  – Local Media Announcer It’s inevitable.  You will gain at least 5 pounds during the holidays.  Between the big dinners, cookies,Read more

The most common protein featured at the Thanksgiving buffet is the turkey.  But what flanks the turkey on the dinner plate?  Traditionally (according to TV advertisements) it is congealed cranberries, frozen green beans smooshed together with concentrated  “mushroom” sauce, and crescent rolls out of a can.  Sounds delicious doesn’t it? The Thanksgiving menu doesn’t haveRead more

Lately, I’ve been hearing the word “nutrition” thrown around a lot.  You hear it on the playground, you hear it at the gym, and you even see it on the school lunch menu!! What do you think of when you read or hear the word “nutrition?”  I bet we’d get a different definition from eachRead more

As the end of the farmer’s market season draws near, booths and CSA boxes are packed with heaps of pumpkins and winter squash.  These vegetables are some of the easiest foods to buy in season and preserve for the winter, allowing you to continue to eat locally grown produce throughout the winter.  Here are someRead more

The Twin Cities marathon is this weekend and you may be one of the thousands of people gearing up for the big race.  Whether you are training for 26.2 milers or helping at the toddler trot, wholesome pre-race fuel is essential. Good pre-race fuel doesn’t mean a large plateful of spaghetti the night before theRead more