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ACURE Products Statement

Pending the result of a labor practices inquiry concerning possible violations at a farm in upstate New York, a manufacturing facility that once handled some ACURE products, the Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op have decided to pull ACURE products from our shelves. ACURE states that in a contract that terminated in 2017, Greener Formulas’ LLC…  Read More

Appetite for Change – June Register Round Up

Rounding up at the register with our Change Matters* program is an easy way to make donations. During the month of June all register donations will go to support Appetite For Change. Appetite for Change (AFC) uses food as a tool to build health, wealth and social change in North Minneapolis. AFC’s programs and social enterprises…  Read More

Peter’s Fearless Grilling Tips & Recipe

    Simple Steps to the Perfect Steak Things to consider when choosing your steak: Thickness, you will want to choose steaks with similar thickness so they have the same grilling time.  If you are grilling a thinner steak and a fatter steak remember to shorten your cook time for the thinner steak. Fat, when…  Read More

Midwest Food Connection – May Register Round Up

Rounding up at the register with our Change Matters* program is an easy way to make donations. During the month of May all register donations will go to support Midwest Food Connection. Midwest Food Connection (MFC) brings educational adventures in food, cooking, and gardening to children and their families through in-classroom lessons and experiences, school gardens…  Read More

Recall Alert – Traditional Medicinals Lemon Everyday Detox Tea

Traditional Medicinals has issued a voluntary recall of a single lot number of their Lemon Everyday Detox Tea. Here is their statement: “An ingredient within this product has tested positive for Salmonella in the retained samples at the supplier. Salmonella was not detected in our own testing of this lot or in this product. However, out of…  Read More

Natural Sunscreen Guide

Deciphering the -oxides and the –benzones to help you find a sunscreen that’s right for you and your family.  

Support the Tanka Fund – April Register Round Up

Round Rounding up at the register with our Change Matters* program is an easy way to make donations. During the month of April all register donations will go to support The Tanka Fund. The Tanka Fund is a national campaign based in Little Canada, MN to return buffalo to the land, diets and economies of…  Read More

Rise Bagel Co. now at Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op

We are thrilled to announce our newest partnership with Rise Bagel Co.! Rise Bagel Co. owners and sisters, Jen & Kate Lloyd started their business selling bagels at local Farmer’s Markets before opening their first storefront in the North Loop in 2017. We are now their first and only retail partner to offer their bagels…  Read More

Go Bananas with Equal Exchange!

March is banana month and all bananas are not created equal! The bananas you buy at the co-op vs. other stores may look the same except for the stickers, but they are very different. Fairly Traded Bananas from Equal Exchange directly support small-scale farmer communities and improve the lives of the farmers, workers and producers…  Read More