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April 2026
Spring is here, and that’s cause for celebration. Even if spring weather hasn’t quite arrived where you live, the thought of it often inspires lighter meals.

March 2026
No matter your age, you’ve probably heard The Temptations song that begins, “Well, it was just my imagination running away with me…” That’s exactly where our produce altar ideas for the Ecological Farming Conference begin each year.

February 2026
February is one of those months when we often find ourselves searching for new ways to prepare many of the same organic produce items we’ve been buying for a few months.

January 2026
Like most Americans, your diet likely contains too many carbohydrates and processed foods, too much fat, and too few fruits and vegetables.

December 2025
No matter where you live in the US or when you were born, there is a really good chance you'll have heard the opening line of this famous Nat King Cole Christmas song.

November 2025
I have been recently working in Decorah, Iowa, guiding a team and mentoring two leaders and their inexperienced crew through a fresh department transition.

October 2025
If you are a regular reader of my column, you may recall me talking poetically about all the reasons I love these delicious autumn beauties in the past.

September 2025
Thank you to everyone across the supply chain who helps bring Melissa’s organic produce to stores each day. Your hard work makes it all possible.

August 2025
I wonder if everyone has a difficult time refraining from filling their basket with the entire season’s bounty of wonderfully delicious produce when they shop this time of year?