Certified Organic

July 2023
I LOVE camping! Sleeping in a tent, sunrise coffee, walking under a canopy of stars, briskly cold lake or river swimming on a hot day, and of course—if it’s not summer in California—sitting by the campfire at night.

June 2023
Have you noticed the changes in your produce department as we move into summer? Organic stone fruit, melons, cherries, berries, corn and onions? Yep, onions!

May 2024
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. I am lucky enough to still be able to celebrate with my mom, who is 99 years old, and, as you can imagine, each Mother’s Day we share becomes even more precious.

May 2023
Peas are a funny vegetable: small, round, tasty—and not without controversy. Oddly enough, it seems that people either love peas or hate them.

April 2023
I was walking by a display in a store in Truckee, CA, while I was up there on business and saw the tropical display holders that Melissa’s provides retailers to help liven up their produce departments.

March 2023
Every year for the past 20 years, I have been creating a produce display on the main stage of Merrill Hall at the Ecological Farming Conference in Pacific Grove, CA, using organic produce from the growers and distributors who attend.

February 2023
I was rummaging through my pantry cupboards the other day and realized I had stocked up on way too many types of dry beans!

January 2023
Eating lots of really good produce and making that the delicious primary source of my calories is my diet tactic during this month of resolutions when so many of us try to change our relationship with food.

December 2022
Can you believe it? The 12th month has rolled around which means whether you celebrate quietly or in grandiose fashion, you are most likely looking for something to make for the holidays that is special enough for the occasion yet healthy and tasty as well.