Since 2012 the Wedge has seen competition proliferate. Whereas three years ago there were five other stores in our marketplace focused on natural and organic foods, today there are over 30 natural food stores, co-ops, and mainstream grocers touting local and organic in our area. “We really believe that what we offer is worth driving… Read More →
Fern is the person who makes sure you have all your favorite tempehs, pastas, gluten-free crackers, and anything else that falls in refrigerated, frozen, bulk, bread or packaged grocery at the Wedge. She’s also helped bring local treasures to our shelves, like duck eggs from Living the Dream and fermented foods from Angelica’s Garden. But… Read More →
In October 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly announced our nation’s first food-waste-reduction goal: a 50 percent decrease in food waste sent to landfills by 2030. This will be no easy feat. Based on the EPA’s numbers, nearly 18 million tons of food waste will need to… Read More →
A Walkthrough By Kristi Pluimer, Project Director The first phase of the Lyndale remodel project is the exterior work and is currently underway. This consists of replacing damaged brick and mortar, recaulking the windows, removing old signage and staining the building. Interior construction phases are slated to start in late January or early February 2016.… Read More →
Whole Grain Milling Co. Welcome, Minnesota Doug and Lin Hilgendorf live on 480 acres just north of Welcome, Minn., a 20-minute drive from the Iowa border. Their fertile land and unique devotion to sustainable farming practices have allowed them to remain small but viable, even as their neighbors turned to fertilizers and pesticides and their… Read More →
Too busy? Enjoy the Wedge no matter your schedule. Delivery in as little as ONE HOUR to any home or office. Get your first delivery FREE! Beginning later this month, we offer the Instacart grocery delivery service loved nationwide! Download the app or order online at Instacart.com/store/wedge-co-op Get $5 OFF your first order (plus free… Read More →
All of us here at the Wedge feel fortunate to be a part of such an outstanding community. Our staff has vast knowledge about our store, the products we carry and the people who created them. Our owners are the reason we exist and they are vital to building our local food system. Together, we… Read More →
Catherine Eckert can remember the exact moment she “crossed over.” She and her partner Stephen Trojahn were living on an island off the coast of South Carolina, near a resort where they both worked. Catherine was cooking one of her mother’s recipes for a dinner party that night, and she realized she was short a… Read More →
In Minnesota, hunger can be hard to recognize. Besides the fact that we spend most of the year bundled up in bulky winter wear, hunger is just not a visible problem here in the way we,ve been programmed to think about it. Here, it doesn,t mean children with bloated bellies and hollow faces dying on… Read More →
This February will mark Nate Oerter’s 20th year with the Wedge, and so it’s a fitting time for him to make history by becoming the new Wedge Table’s first Market Manager. We went and visited the construction site on Nicollet to talk about this exciting next step for both the Wedge and Nate. It’s cold… Read More →
