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Now is the height of vegetable season in Wisconsin ,when tomatoes are at their peak and  the zucchini plants are the most prolific. After the hot humid days of July , the cool evenings of the past week have been a welcome relief and you don’t need to avoid turning on the oven!A layered vegetable bakeRead more

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

One alternative choice to infant rice cereal is quinoa. (Pronounced keen-wah) Quinoa can be introduced to infants starting at 8 months of age, although many babies are able to tolerate it before 8 months. Quinoa, a seed rather than a grain, is a “protein powerhouse”. Just one cup of cooked quinoa has over 8 gramsRead more

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics maintains waiting 4 to 6 months before introducing solid foods to your baby, new research has shown that parents do not need to focus so much on when to introduce foods as what types of foods can be introduced. One of the most common first foods in Western CultureRead more

Greetings and welcome to the Hudson Grocery Cooperative Blog! We are excited to expand our horizons by blogging, utilizing the power of social media to share and grow. Collectively we have decided to start with a monthly theme and weekly blog. For the next two weeks in July we will focus on Baby Food, since the co-opRead more