Certified Organic

January 2016
This past year, I’ve been traveling across the US and teaching a new seminar to produce teams and retail shoppers.

March 2015
In the 1700's and early 1800’s, kale, oats and barley made up the bulk of the Scottish diet.

October 2014
Most of the domestic garlic we eat is harvested now, so it’s at its best. Roasting garlic brings out its entire wonderful flavor while mellowing its heat and filling the house with its rich aromatic scent.

August 2014
I was reading the latest report from the Harvard School of Public Health the other day, and I found the latest results so surprising they were almost hard to believe.

May 2014
I have a fruit bowl dance with my daughter at home. I walk by the fruit bowl each morning and take out the pear or orange that is ready to eat, so I can slow down the ripening process...

October 2013
Most of the domestic garlic we eat is harvested now, so it’s at its best. Roasting garlic brings out its entire wonderful flavor while mellowing its heat and filling the house with its rich aromatic scent.

April 2013
The first step in building such a practice around your house is to choose a produce department that focuses on quality organic produce and who buys from Melissa’s.

March 2013
Vegetables You can feel it in the air - Spring is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to take stock of those New Year's resolutions you made about losing weight, getting more exercise, lowering your cholesterol or just getting more fruits and veggies into your diet.

April 2012
Have you ever eaten Italian Asparagus? I’ll bet you have! And probably quite often, unless you are a former president who just didn’t like it.