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Never on a Monday–meat, that is!
GreenAcres-Bradley Fair has started a new lunch and dinner program on Mondays. It’s called “Meatless Monday,” and our cooks who eat vegan or vegetarian themselves are coming up with the menus. We started this morning with BBQ Jackfruit, Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower, Creamy Coconut Kale, Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy and a delightful Veggie Casserole that…
Read MoreA marriage made in bee heaven
“For millions of years, bees and flowers have worked together to create countless naturally healthy and flavorful honey combinations.” So says an opening line on the Wedderspoon Manuka Honey website. At GreenAcres, we like what that image congers up: Bees working feverishly to gather the nectar from the rare and beautiful flora of Manuka trees…
Read MoreEating and drinking during the Revolutionary War
Keep to the facts, Mam, they’re more interesting. Before we launch into the food and rations of Colonial America, let’s make sure we know a few important facts about Independence Day. July 4, 1776 marks the anniversary of the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. That means that this year—2017—marks…
Read MoreLet’s ask the expert!
The expert in this case in Market Team member, Danna, who has worked at GreenAcres for eight years, works checkout, bulk among myriad other jobs, and just knows what products customers ask for. Since weâre concentrating on multi vitamins today, we went looking for Danna. So which ones do customers clamor for? âThatâs easy,â says…
Read MoreA word from Mick about how the summer harvest rolls
Beginning in June, the first harvests of the summer start coming to market from the Southern states—Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas. That’s when the stone fruits, like peaches, plums, avacados and apricots are at their best and ripe for the picking. Right now, because of better weather conditions, GreenAcres has California peaches and stone fruit that…
Read MoreIt took 50 years, but dad finally got his due
Wikipedia tells us Father’s Day was founded by a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910 after she heard a sermon in church on Mother’s Day and got inspired. Sonora wanted to honor her dad who was a Civil War vet and a single father who raised six children. But the holiday didn’t catch on…
Read MoreSalt: Has it gotten a bad rep?
Those with high blood pressure have been leery of salt for years. But just imagine trying to cook both savory or sweet dishes without that ubiquitous “pinch of salt.” There is an old fairy tale regarding an aging king who wished to divide up his kingdom among his three daughters. So he asked the question:…
Read MoreWe publish this every year, lest we forget
In Flanders Fields—we will never forget Memorial Day is a day we honor the dead in our families, and those perhaps we’ve never met…those who gave their lives so that we might live in freedom today. For freedom is never really free. It comes at a price, the price of spilled blood on the battle…
Read MoreFor our doggies’ sakes, let’s bewareageenan of carrageenan
When GreenAcres had its radio show—GreenAcres Health Talk—several years ago, we hosted a woman by the name of Sharon Sherman who worked for Pet Guard, a company whose products we carry, and one that has been providing a natural alternative for pets’ needs since 1979. Ms. Sherman was adamant that Pet Guard never uses carrageenan…
Read MoreChameleon Coffee—get a buzz-on as big as Texas!
Cold brew, say the coffee experts on the Chameleon Coffee webpage, “refers to the process of preparing the coffee, not the temperature of the final product.” I must admit, I thought cold brew meant iced coffee, which I drink regularly. I thought coffee baristas just made up a batch early in the morning and put…
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