Eating 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…

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Let’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 we’re concentrating on multi vitamins today, we went looking for Danna. So which ones do customers clamor for? “That’s easy,” says…

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A 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…

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It 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…

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Salt: 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:…

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Easy, tasty springtime eating!

With all the beautiful, ripe fruit and vegetables beginning to come into Green Acres, it starts some of us thinking of easy, breezy springtime entertaining. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, caveman, gluten free or grain-convinced, you’ll love these recipes that are spotlighted in the recent Garden of Life magazine called, Extraordinary Health.  Just looking at…

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Gimme’ some of that cold and sweet stuff!

Each year, when the spring weather starts to warm up, there’s a familiar ditty heard ‘round the world: “Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream!” It’s just plain American to indulge in the traditional ice cold, creamy-sweet concoction once summer is in full swing. Kids like it in waffle cones; adults, in…

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What’s better for you: RAW or Cooked?

Much controversy seems to swirl around vegetables these days. Are they more nutritious right out of the ground or off the vine, in their pristine, raw state, or are they better cooked which may release certain enzymes that benefit the consumer in ways he knows and knows not? RAW foodies say raw is best. But…

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