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The recipes and images on this site belong to Vanessa Barrington. Feel free to link here and if you’d like to use a recipe or image, please ask permission first. Thank you.Twitter Updates
- DIY Delicious and Heirloom Beans both featured on Amazon as a Kindle Big Deal until Aug 23rd http://t.co/YupbnPbB get them digitally! 2012/08/18
- New Recipe on the blog: Antipasti-style calamari salad http://t.co/vxAzXQfh 2012/06/11
- RT @ethicurean: Nice plug form @CKummer for great anti-waste cookbook "An Everlasting Meal" by @tamaradler #cfs12 2012/05/18
- RT @twyspy: My response to @Chef_Keller's "radical" take on flavor vs. sustainability http://t.co/IVTqJuXb @grist (please chime in!) 2012/05/18
Blogging the COG
Did you ever think, "boy if I ran this store, things would be a lot different?". Well, here’s your chance. There’s a new grocery store in town and I’m member number 408. The COG is a start-up co-op modeled after the Park Slope Co-op. For now, it is located in a warehouse in Emeryville and shopping is on-line. It’s all very new so there aren’t any perishable goods yet, but as things evolve it will be a full-service grocery store. Think Rainbow with meat. Already It looks like the savings will be substantial over Whole Foods and other similar stores once it all gets going. For now offerings are limited, so it’s a bit of a leap of faith, but one I have no problem making. Bulk is reportedly coming soon and refrigeration maybe this summer. All products are vetted based on sustainability, packaging, and quality and there is a strong commitment to carrying local products. There’s a $25 fee to join and a refundable (if you leave the COG) $100 investment (payable in installments). Members must work 2 1/2 hours a month. It’s one step toward getting off the corporate food grid.