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January 2024
I start the year looking back to look forward. This past year my colleague Sam Vandegrift and I traveled far and wide, teaching a workshop called Bringing Joy to Work.

March 2023
Every year for the past 20 years, I have been creating a produce display on the main stage of Merrill Hall at the Ecological Farming Conference in Pacific Grove, CA, using organic produce from the growers and distributors who attend.

September 2020
I’m working in Williamstown, Massachusetts as an Interim General Manager to help get a store get ready for their new General Manager, who will start in October. 

May 2020
If you are like most Americans, your shopping patterns have changed drastically in the past several weeks. More people are buying fresh produce to stay healthy and for good reason...

February 2020
Secondly my love for pie! Which is what I have every Christmas morning, start most of my client meetings with, and started my new decade with this year. On Christmas I had a homemade apple pie...

March 2018
Are you a routine produce buyer? You know, someone who buys pretty much the same 5-15 items every week except for when soft fruit season is upon us?

May 2017
Did you know that wild carrots are not naturally orange, but white, purple or yellow? In Central Asia, where carrots were first cultivated, purple and yellow ones grew wild—and still do.

January 2017
If you’re like many people, you’ve decided to start the New Year off with a commitment to better health. Most likely you’re going to exercise more and start eating better.

December 2015
We all have them - you know, those guilty pleasure foods that are your go-to meals when you are tired or had a hard day or just want something yummy and easy to make.