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March 2021
In the 1700s and early 1800s, kale, oats and barley made up the bulk of the Scottish diet. As a matter of fact, the familiar green curly kale we find in our produce departments today is also known as scotch or scotch curled kale.

February 2021
Many exciting different produce items are ready for good winter eating: sweet potatoes, navel oranges, Satsuma mandarins, the selection goes on and on. Something that you don’t want to overlook is the selection of winter pears. 

January 2021
Do you buy fresh herbs for special recipes at certain times of the year? ¼ cup of Melissa’s Organic Cilantro needed here, 2 tablespoons of organic sage needed there? 

December 2020
An old produce adage is that you can’t beat beets. Well, the truth is you can. You see the beet greens are actually higher in nutrition than the beets themselves. 

November 2020
I've got a new favorite salad for my winter months ahead; it is made from rutabagas and is absolutely delicious! If you are not familiar with rutabagas, you are in for a treat.

October 2020
October has lots of reasons to get people excited. Foliage, football, awesome apples, and hopefully very small gatherings of friends, appropriately practicing physical distancing. 

September 2020
I’m working in Williamstown, Massachusetts as an Interim General Manager to help get a store get ready for their new General Manager, who will start in October. 

August 2020
What's your favorite? What's your best friend's favorite? How about your partner? Can you name theirs? It's fun to ask, and you may be surprised at the answer.

June 2020
I was reflecting on this quote the other day while trying yet another new recipe and enjoying all the fresh organic produce available from Melissa’s right now.