Fall’s Favorite Fruit: Apples!
Local apples have arrived! Navigate your favorites with our apple chart and use these sweet & savory recipes to enjoy the season to the fullest!
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Summer Picnic Recipes
Take your meal outside and enjoy a summer picnic with fresh produce from the Wedge! Don’t forget something cold to drink.
DIY Taking on the whole fish
We Americans like our fish. We just don’t want it looking up at us from the dinner plate. Whole fish make us squeamish; with the skin and face and tail left on it still looks like a living, swimming creature. But by always opting for neat, featureless filets we’re missing out on more than a… Read More →
Summer Kohlrabi: how do I cook with that?
Looking like an overblown radish crossed with a groping space squid that grows in the ground, the kohlrabi doesn’t make many people’s lists of most-anticipated summer produce. Which is a shame, because this awkward little crucifer, while not as popular as its close cousins kale, cabbage and broccoli, is a delicious, versatile ingredient for warm-weather… Read More →
Cross-Docking our way to lower emissions
At Co-op Partners Warehouse, we practice something called cross-docking, which entails unloading materials from incoming trucks, and loading them directly onto our outbound trucks with little or no storage in between. This may not sound exciting, but it’s a detail that makes a big impact. Cross-docking with local farmers and producers does two things: it… Read More →
Summer 2014 Share PDF
Welcome to the Summer 2014 issue of The Share, a quarterly gathering of Wedge news and nourishment. View the Summer 2014 Share PDF Back to Summer 2014 Share articles
Garlic Scapes: how do I cook with that?
Looking like a tangled nest of bright green baby serpents, we don’t exactly blame you if you’ve never stuck your hand into a produce bin filled with fresh garlic scapes. But we do have to say that you’re missing out. These curlicued shoots only appear for a brief time each year, starting in May and… Read More →
the Wedge’s Guide to Cinco de Mayo
This year you’ll be winning the party with a DIY taco bar, spicy margaritas and refreshing frozen fruit pops. Let’s get this fiesta started! Fill your table with these taco bar fixings, then step back and enjoy the festivities! Chipotle roast chicken ••• Cumin black beans ••• Cabbage slaw ••• Pico de gallo Rice ••• Cotija ••• Avocados… Read More →
The Produce Dollar Breakdown Through the Lens of Local
Growing food is a hard way to make a living, especially for small, organic producers who don’t have the benefit of chemicals, subsidies or economies of scale to boost their bottom line. But this is also why the price tags on local and organic produce are often higher than large conventionally grown produce. But just… Read More →
Consolidation Implementation Update
Since the positive vote for consolidation between the Wedge Community Co-op and Linden Hills Co-op in the fall of 2016, the two co-ops have been working together on a collaborative implementation plan. Eight committees were developed in the December to focus on specific elements of the business. Each committee is comprised of Wedge and Linden… Read More →