Certified Organic

July 2012
One thing I love about this time of year is the fresh flavor of Melissa’s organic green beans. I love them raw, lightly steamed, sautéed, roasted, or combined with bi-color corn and black krim tomatoes for a cool summer salad.

June 2012
Strawberry… this amazing fruit has been around for centuries. The name is believed to have come from several places.

May 2012
Do you know now? Ok I’m talking about parsley the bunch of herbs that most of us walk by in the produce department and more often than not leave on our plates after dinner at a restaurant.

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.

March 2012
When I was a produce manager, customers would often ask me, “what’s the best bunch of greens to eat to get the most calcium?”

February 2012
I was preparing for my radio show An Organic Conservations the other day and found some interesting information on childhood obesity from a University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study.

January 2012
The New Year is upon us, which of course brings the desire to eat better and to improve our health. And one of the best places to start this quest to eat better is your local produce department, with its full supply of Melissa’s Organic Produce.

December 2011
Mom says, “Eat your fruits and vegetables”, and you’ll get big and strong; doctors tell you that eating plenty of vegetables and fruit can help you reduce the risk of heart disease, control blood pressure, and that they have even been shown to help prevent some types of cancer.

November 2011
If you are like me you appreciate it when US apple season starts. I have nothing against the fresh apples from New Zealand, Chile, or Argentina but there is just something special about the apples that are grown here.