Monthly Archives: March 2012

Whole Foods to stop sale of unsustainable seafood

From USA Today ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Whole Foods Market said Friday that it will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods, a move that comes as supermarkets nationwide try to make their seafood selections more sustainable. http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/story/2012-03-30/whole-foods-seafood/53880276/1

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How much ‘pink slime’ beef do schools serve? | California Watch

How much ‘pink slime’ beef do schools serve? | California Watch.

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Navigating Labels: Finding Food Truth with the Food Sleuth

by Melinda Hemmelgarn, M.S., R.D. http://www.stonyfield.com/blog/2012/03/26/navigating-labels-finding-food-truth-with-the-food-sleuth/

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Membership Committee Meeting

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Phone Bank!

Join us at the store with your mobile to help us call your fellow Members to get them signed up for a work shift!

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This week at the Co-op: Carrots

Carrots can feel sort of ubiquitous- as orange mush in a Gerber jar, in their smooth shaved-down “baby carrot” form, or as soft rounds in Campbells chicken soup. In these standard grocery iterations, you might forget how absolutely scrumptious a simple, honest carrot can be. That is, until you get your mitts on a crisp, [...]

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Meeting Agenda, March 15, 2012

Agenda   The Greene Hill Food Co-op General Meeting Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7:00PM-9:00PM 138 South Oxford Street (between Fulton St and Atlantic Ave) Each attending Co-op member may participate equally in discussions, and contribute equally to the decision-making process. NEW TO THE CO-OP? (15 minutes) 7:00PM-7:15PM We will be holding a new members’ info session [...]

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New restaurant coming to The Hill

Exciting news for the neighborhood from NY Times Local: Local-Vore March 8, 2012, 12:40 PM Clinton Hill To Get A Taste of Buttermilk Channel By LINDA VILLAROSA, CUNY J-School Jessica Soule A sous chef at Buttermilk Channel hopes to open a spinoff in Clinton Hill in May. Hanger steak will be on the menu.

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